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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 - 3 Mar 2026 2:36 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,279
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    michellewine michellewine@magicparcels.xyz 104.22.17.126
    UGtuzJIKqEaZBtpECYP gnmbc1@sbcglobal.net 185.220.100.241
    curtisbanda curtisbanda@now.mefound.com 172.69.134.83
    ashleeashley ashleeashley@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.69.23.193
    bookerforwood bookerforwood@anonmails.de 172.69.134.83
    202:03:860:800:5228:663:938:2624 202:03:860:800:5228:663:938:2624 120.40.130.70
    lupita.dickens65 lupita.dickens65@help.gatewayrealestate.click 172.71.154.178
    PriscillaNoonan wbuffolanoair81@nestmailbox.com 206.214.82.119
    singaporeretreatyclaims singaporeretreatyclaims@singre.com.sg 120.40.130.70
    ignaciosifford ignaciosifford@pw.epac.to 172.71.158.69
    erica.eggers erica.eggers@customer.hotelhafenhamburg.click 109.122.24.71
    emeliadahl6089 emeliadahl6089@adult-work.info 104.22.17.127
    michaeljfuchs michaeljfuchs@proton.me 24.123.95.2
    MercedesCrook mercedescrook3732@unlimcasino-jackpotarena.top 72.56.155.196
    xatunahome xatunahome@warunkpedia.com 120.40.130.70
    paulanderson495hpy paulanderson495hpy@c.welcometotijuana.com 162.158.167.133
    TajN126155 taj.lovell@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 167.160.182.135
    cynet.demo cynet.demo@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    horacepiper157 horacepiper157@quinz.me 172.71.158.68
    nuser nuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    200:236:733:401:428:763:296:58 200:236:733:401:428:763:296:58 120.40.130.70
    WillianDarcy willianwillian82@bogeyo.promail.guru 209.50.166.77
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    intsupport intsupport@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    QJJLeo2958438442 android-boost@andro-players.com 89.221.206.15
    k.jo.v.i.cso.ph.ia.c.l.a.udi.a k.jo.v.i.cso.ph.ia.c.l.a.udi.a@gmail.com 104.22.17.126
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    katesimpkinson8688 katesimpkinson8688@spambog.ru 162.158.167.134
    jkay jkay@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    GerardoWoo jamestaylor5043sa0c@c.resorts-in-asia.com 38.154.115.238
    202:1810:92:1200:74:32:98:7 202:1810:92:1200:74:32:98:7 120.40.130.70
    marymartin7626szli marymartin7626szli@b.travel-e-store.com 192.186.173.139
    christophergonzalez83499b6d christophergonzalez83499b6d@welcometotijuana.com 173.44.216.16
    dmarcreports dmarcreports@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    a.q.uabu.rs.erv.ice.2.02.1 a.q.uabu.rs.erv.ice.2.02.1@gmail.com 138.199.63.62
    KateHensley android-boost@andro-players.com 89.221.206.5
    BernadetteRosens donaldtaylor9778b8t7@gsasearchengineranker.com 115.187.53.71
    JohnetteLumpkins wrotsehenecr81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.129.104
    a-rares-vlad a-rares-vlad@safetechro.onmicrosoft.com 120.40.130.70
    MicheleKin jenniferrodriguez6231cqme@verifiedlinklist.com 209.127.61.247
    202:3100:6329:900:788:9810:119:7183 202:3100:6329:900:788:9810:119:7183 120.40.130.70
    adrianagoldschmidt adrianagoldschmidt@1mail.x24hr.com 172.71.154.179
    report-phishing-checkpoint report-phishing-checkpoint@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    Laserhairdoha vernvargas2132@nhotv.com 198.177.252.24
    QANCharlene android-boost@andro-players.com 89.221.206.24
    VicentePilgrim hwalucio@solstris.com 191.101.92.175
    joshuamoore9771kpb joshuamoore9771kpb@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 152.232.160.135
    calin.tamas calin.tamas@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    snzycyij snzycyij@bekommenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    presales presales@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:8125:100:5:5:39:991 202:8108:8125:100:5:5:39:991 120.40.130.70
    2001:104:350:500:897:123:76:8874 2001:104:350:500:897:123:76:8874 120.40.130.70
    shoshanashoshana63 shoshanashoshana63@cufime.pantzer.space 65.111.15.48
    MPTDianne7 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 196.51.188.99
    tamierawson tamierawson@81c2.rshrthertherth.net 172.71.154.179
    mmartinez233 mmartinez233@rus-china.travel 5.183.130.161
    CorinneWhinham corinnewhinham68@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.114.39
    2001:104:350:500:897:123:76:8874 2001:104:350:500:897:123:76:8874 120.40.130.70