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Welcome To BotScout

BotScout helps prevent automated web scripts, known as "bots", from registering on forums, polluting databases, spreading spam, and abusing forms on web sites. We do this by tracking the names, IPs, and email addresses that bots use and logging them as unique signatures for future reference. We make this signature data available through a simple yet powerful API that you can use to test forms when they're submitted on your site.

Stop The Bots

You can manually search our bot database to find bots in your forums, but you can also use a little bit of code in your forum, contact form, or other web application to test for bots and automatically ban or reject them on the spot. To make use of our database in your application, all you need to do is query it correctly. You can also download a list of the most recently-caught bots (shown below) from this URL: http://botscout.com/last_caught_cache.htm.

If you need to do more than about ~1500 automated lookups a day you'll probably want to get a free API key so you can do as many as you need. We even provide some sample code that you can use in your forums, contact forms, mailing lists, and other parts of your site.

There are also anti-bot plugins available for popular forums and CMS applications, including SMF, VBulletin, phpBB, Phorum, PunBB, Invision Power Board, FUDForum, Ikonboard, W-Agora, Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal.

Who Uses BotScout?

People and companies all over the world rely on BotScout to help screen out bots, including:
  • University of Washington
  • University of Milan
  • Fibromyalgia.com
  • UC Berkley
  • Georgia Courts
  • UNC Machine Vision Lab
  • Discover Seattle!
  • Banca Popolare del Verona
  • AspergerPlanet
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BME Cancer Communities
  • US Motorcycle Rally
  • Snitz Forums
  • University of Georgia
  • Marriott International
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa
  • University of Pittsburgh
    • and thousands more!

    We can provide secure form protection and bot-screening solutions for your group or organization too- please contact us to find out more!

    Want To Help?

    You can help make life harder for bots by using the BotScout plugin on your site, because the more bot signatures we collect the more effective our filters become. Although we collect large numbers of bot signatures through our "bot honeypots", we can't catch them all. To submit bot data, all you need to do is get an API key and use BotScout on your site(s).

    You can also put a BotScout logo, button, or badge on your site to help let other people know about BotScout.

    Click Here To Help Keep BotScout Running

    Most Recently Banned Bots - 21 Mar 2026 1:22 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,825
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    CarmelaMulligan gildalacy9831@anonmails.de 45.134.253.147
    allto25 allto25@blogwebsite.top 104.22.20.234
    eric.lyssi eric.lyssi@maildrop.cc 120.40.130.70
    billiewinfrey6595 billiewinfrey6595@anonmails.de 46.8.11.167
    zitamacalister3416 zitamacalister3416@hotbird.giize.com 216.26.255.250
    MammieEmma85 mammieemma30@among.ehomu.com 191.101.92.183
    rosariabicheno1288 rosariabicheno1288@spambog.com 172.69.23.194
    DeborahHarper75 deborah-harper@7ce2.klivo.live 144.172.94.217
    2001:61:26:901:205:6514:398:217 2001:61:26:901:205:6514:398:217 120.40.130.70
    EHPEmil448 seo2@infoseguridad.lat 149.202.81.141
    jess-jess jess-jess@subali.polka.fit 65.111.0.242
    NCVDorthy4245457 dorthyhildebrand24@rti.relucius.com 152.89.129.190
    dwaynecarmody47 dwaynecarmody47@hello-word-2026.store 104.22.20.234
    cleantalk cleantalk@fulcrumserver.org 172.71.158.69
    arsen-gukasyan arsen-gukasyan@bk.ru 92.36.47.224
    Demi501550332 demihankinson83@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.92.224
    nvpnhmaaoc nvpnhmaaoc@rambler.ru 172.69.134.83
    giopsa23 giopsa23@blogwebsite.top 204.217.129.253
    o.pugu.he.v.uj.78 o.pugu.he.v.uj.78@gmail.com 185.181.245.184
    202:1810:425:400:41:3122:5031:911 202:1810:425:400:41:3122:5031:911 120.40.130.70
    LaraeMcCra dyrhzytght@rambler.ru 98.159.36.6
    shay-gladden shay-gladden@emailgsa6.xyz 104.22.17.126
    guillermo.kelson guillermo.kelson@customer.hotelhafenhamburg.click 172.69.23.193
    s.a.m.a.n.thalibra1.4 s.a.m.a.n.thalibra1.4@gmail.com 217.146.82.200
    2001:410:701:1100::547 2001:410:701:1100::547 120.40.130.70
    SamualAlonso1 samualalonso@kuj.scarbour.com 192.126.234.234
    phisher phisher@evil-domain.com 120.40.130.70
    JanSoward539 jenilee@a.thegreenliving.world 181.214.80.149
    imacrocker1402 imacrocker1402@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    alison.cerutty alison.cerutty@feedback.51tiemo.com 172.71.158.69
    latashia.lightner latashia.lightner@replaymail.xyz 45.3.32.41
    PhyllisGranville phyllisgranville97@self.ehomu.com 154.16.69.58
    3.mrha.h.n 3.mrha.h.n@gmail.com 188.241.219.114
    selmabegum7382 selmabegum7382@pecinan.net 172.69.134.82
    sytjught sytjught@streetwormail.com 120.40.130.70
    daniele-arnott daniele-arnott@azino777-nexus.com 172.71.158.68
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    mrbwapmsjen mrbwapmsjen@c.travel-e-store.com 178.250.190.199
    XRumer23boack alexxrum18@gmail.com 185.235.242.141
    postcd ffmpeg.marital577@passmail.net 172.18.0.4
    thechasercloud thechasercloud@mail.ru 92.36.47.224
    paulrodriguez16936fmz paulrodriguez16936fmz@travel-e-store.com 103.87.142.170
    ofmnlvzxlKl ofmnlvzxlKl@ugaritopari.site 172.71.158.68
    santos.bowker65 santos.bowker65@feedback.51tiemo.com 172.69.23.194
    DwainMcCoy34282 dwainmccoy20@list.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.183
    emery-herrmann10 emery-herrmann10@assist.thewisetransfer.click 172.69.134.83
    sheritaappleroth11 sheritaappleroth11@emailgsa3.xyz 172.69.23.193
    paulette-shumway paulette-shumway@seo-red.ru 85.202.160.80
    2001:78:80:6101:316:15:40:4 2001:78:80:6101:316:15:40:4 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    GuillermoMcMulla guillermomcmullan9@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.9
    202:020:540:42:4677:659:720: 202:020:540:42:4677:659:720: 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    fideliahungerford.9260 fideliahungerford.9260@cskarmelita.com 162.158.167.133
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    andrewanderson3883nhh0 andrewanderson3883nhh0@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 152.232.160.145
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    elwoodvasey7171 elwoodvasey7171@anonmails.de 104.22.20.234
    EdwardoLeggett0 britneyvalentine9130@anonmails.de 109.248.138.189
    MadisonMat madison.madison58@jotice.mailhome.info 45.3.50.108
    damien-smerd damien-smerd@fpsrealm.xyz 172.69.134.83
    josewilson77371movm josewilson77371movm@seoautomationpro.com 172.71.158.69
    RosieLow22 rosie.low4038@forest-arrow-play.online 109.248.128.70
    202:8108:8125:100:4870:2182:45:8158 202:8108:8125:100:4870:2182:45:8158 120.40.130.70
    qcphbxck qcphbxck@eblanomail.com 185.255.126.8
    RosieLow22 rosie.low4038@forest-arrow-play.online 46.8.193.142
    21geretyhuji 21geretyhuji@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    EmilioBlk92038 emiliolaidlaw53@cool.muzaco.com 144.48.52.117
    JeannieThynne83 jeannie-thynne@feedback.51tiemo.com 195.63.19.16
    SheenaBall8276 sheenaball25@scene.muzaco.com 196.196.254.21
    RosieLow22 rosie.low4038@forest-arrow-play.online 46.8.23.195