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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 - 1 Mar 2026 2:30 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,859
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    PamelaBatt mariamamar8729@mailmenot.io 191.96.95.12
    5074123452 5074123452@tmomail.net 186.179.14.9
    lilla-gribble lilla-gribble@mailcoi.my.id 172.69.134.83
    randell.cotaro-gonsalves67 randell.cotaro-gonsalves67@healthypplevery.org 170.199.228.134
    markrodriguez276njzp markrodriguez276njzp@gsasearchengineranker.com 156.241.246.108
    ursulatoliver44 ursulatoliver44@sake.mxdood.com 172.69.23.194
    sarahjohnson255w7iw sarahjohnson255w7iw@budgetthailandtravel.com 156.241.222.179
    marymiller5619g3u6 marymiller5619g3u6@verifiedlinklist.com 38.154.177.35
    donaldgarcia526w404 donaldgarcia526w404@welcometotijuana.com 172.71.158.69
    AQWGonzalo gonzalobanner49@broad.ehomu.com 191.101.250.73
    c.lin.ic.fo.r.h.i.m.5 c.lin.ic.fo.r.h.i.m.5@gmail.com 172.71.154.179
    2001:410:404:200::7893 2001:410:404:200::7893 120.40.130.70
    imogene-schuster imogene-schuster@plutomail.web.id 172.71.158.69
    KHBAlysa39 hermineabend8800@officecombine.com 196.240.38.131
    KarolMuse karolmuse43@drda29.dynainbox.com 104.233.49.155
    KareemFinley557 jessicamoore3100nmsi@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 199.116.114.11
    hunggandy153 hunggandy153@pecinan.net 172.71.158.69
    sam-becerra sam-becerra@crypto-boss21.site 72.56.144.151
    charoletteschumacher8914 charoletteschumacher8914@anonmails.de 104.22.20.235
    DaniQ2226 starladannevig5774@zuldev.tech 156.146.33.66
    AvisHeavener57 avis.avis93@xobiji.floor.casa 65.111.6.121
    guerfupe guerfupe@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    trugnub trugnub@smallbutnaughty.com 172.71.158.69
    coezathurpu1983 coezathurpu1983@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    tishaguidry1965 tishaguidry1965@anonmails.de 67.201.59.70
    MercedesLi beckyfrueh@b.cr.cloudns.asia 91.225.120.198
    renatosachse renatosachse@mailcatch.com 172.69.134.82
    goode398102 goode398102@belettersmail.com 172.71.154.179
    melaine-jarrett.3406 melaine-jarrett.3406@admiralx-iop.top 104.22.17.126
    MosheL317323174 lindarodriguez108988oy@b.travel-e-store.com 199.116.112.6
    FelicitasEmbley jameslopez17511c5w@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 142.54.235.9
    WilsonSievwright desireetheriault6288@pw.epac.to 175.144.41.33
    TatianaStonor2 domingofidler@mailmenot.io 91.245.235.192
    TatianaStonor2 domingofidler@mailmenot.io 193.47.38.198
    ClarissaZ5 tonyulmer@1mail.x24hr.com 159.69.142.174
    VaughnMccracken vaughn.vaughn@yojaxe.newgang.info 216.26.238.187
    BennettA93 bennett.loo-5517@cryptoboss-casino09qw.top 72.56.147.95
    MatildaBozeman4 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 196.240.254.38
    XEYJosefin jolie@itchydog.online 183.249.5.105
    kaitlynhume365 kaitlynhume365@932e.emergencylocksmith.xyz (empty)
    JerriRamsden12 windeniaoceavatwr81@nestmailbox.com 142.214.180.5
    ArielFullwood ariel.ariel@tawezi.swanson.today 216.26.227.33
    ChaoticNeutralCzech loop@volny.cz 172.18.0.5
    stephaniamactier stephaniamactier@anonmails.de 98.188.47.132
    Doretha2639 arturoshannan@solstris.com 102.165.55.118
    KristoferYee5 kristoferyee57@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.114.182
    chandrashetler chandrashetler@support.51tiemo.com 156.249.125.134
    heatherroper3804 heatherroper3804@pubgmcentral.xyz 107.174.108.107
    teresa-klein6303 teresa-klein6303@zomail.web.id 162.158.167.42
    colin-stonehaven70 colin-stonehaven70@3d22.novagroup.biz 23.19.82.101
    tittel.stas tittel.stas@mail.ru 69.12.83.113
    susanmcilwraith susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 38.154.103.116
    audrey.audrey audrey.audrey@xusuyo.topgun.fit 104.22.17.126
    GLQKattie7 valenciareilly7788@mailmenot.io 191.96.95.15
    202:8388:8400:80:728:3300:74:2 202:8388:8400:80:728:3300:74:2 120.40.130.70
    nilda.nilda nilda.nilda@yahaha.mailbox10.info 209.50.160.189
    davidjackson7954zv96 davidjackson7954zv96@travel-e-store.com 104.22.20.234
    emilia-conte69 emilia-conte69@drda29.dynainbox.com 185.205.196.228
    karissa.karissa40 karissa.karissa40@butola.kanye.online 216.26.227.62
    BeulahHermanson fiann@a.drown.institute 221.0.199.235
    LesleyBennett42 josephmiller883kr9h@c.gsavps.xyz 198.245.76.229
    KarriPerro karri-perron.360@cryptoboss995.top 72.56.144.151
    profconbu64 profconbu64@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    perig10401 perig10401@hutudns.com 2600:100:03:725:02:624:156:295
    erminia erminia@awsome-gadgets.com 184.178.172.18
    nedpineda313 nedpineda313@imhotester.forum 109.248.14.89
    Mickey56U564 jeannine@a.1000welectricscooter.net 104.192.202.11
    r.oo.f.e.rma.tt.0.5 r.oo.f.e.rma.tt.0.5@gmail.com 216.24.212.159
    ClariceBledsoe reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 45.83.59.130
    MargoGiltner430 reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 82.22.245.95
    LeliaChris charlicimitiere@spambog.com 91.94.19.215
    robert23Cypon michelinehaber237@eef4.emergencylocksmith.xyz 185.168.31.167
    candelariahague candelariahague@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.178
    EloyLamson eloylamson65@cold.muzaco.com 191.101.250.42
    akaylaswitz9874 akaylaswitz@126.com 178.20.214.89
    robert23Cypon michelinehaber237@eef4.emergencylocksmith.xyz 31.134.1.201
    andrewmiller2127iwz4 andrewmiller2127iwz4@f.welcometotijuana.com 38.154.37.207
    wnhdfqbb wnhdfqbb@fuhrenmail.com 64.31.20.25
    newtonmattison4146 newtonmattison4146@anonmails.de 46.8.56.67
    rosellaruth51 rosellaruth51@horse.pettin.com 172.71.158.69