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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 - 6 Sep 2026 5:40 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,242
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    MaddisonMcClean evangelinerene@veauly.com 102.165.53.200
    ThomasColmenero thomascolmenero83@put.pettin.com 23.95.81.223
    adelaidecoury6763 adelaidecoury6763@anonmails.de 104.22.17.79
    AlbertoDial joleenjanina@veauly.com 144.48.52.235
    TrenaBxm2159 trenatrena@rociyi.redmail.click 194.70.234.123
    Mariano2981 mariano.degroot57@1292.bulbulda.xyz 198.23.178.138
    jacelynforehand jacelynforehand@muareview.com 172.69.135.13
    nxxvgknq nxxvgknq@legenmail.com 120.40.130.70
    MinervaShah hollyhai@veauly.com 144.48.52.117
    kindramarlay73 kindramarlay73@thewisetransfer.click 104.22.20.56
    stevensmith5557yben stevensmith5557yben@b.blog-stuff.com 120.40.130.70
    sales sales@epic-tv.com 120.40.130.70
    lashawndaqkpuc lashawndaqkpuc@mail.ru 104.23.166.26
    reda.reda83 reda.reda83@sevixo.pantzer.space 120.40.130.70
    f.e.dor.m.ut.a.n.i.s f.e.dor.m.ut.a.n.i.s@gmail.com 158.173.155.187
    karlspielvogel752 karlspielvogel752@now.mefound.com 172.71.159.81
    f.e.dor.m.utanis f.e.dor.m.utanis@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    kristiankristian18 kristiankristian18@rixami.woz.golf 120.40.130.70
    MarjorieMlo gs3@unblockedgamesup.com 152.232.120.67
    stefaniyamorozova8282 stefaniyamorozova8282@inbox.ru 172.71.154.168
    w.o.odford.j.a.meso.n4. w.o.odford.j.a.meso.n4.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    nastyapoluge nastyapoluge@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Josephavals l.in.k.s.89m.as.t.@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    ethelethel ethelethel@yavura.dmail.fit 104.22.17.79
    36 36@waterpalm.online 172.71.158.115
    tiffani-tiffani tiffani-tiffani@novivu.noman.cc 120.40.130.70
    jestineosorio46 jestineosorio46@jam.earnlivez.net 104.22.17.79
    Josephavals l.in.k.s.89m.as.t.@gmail.com 13.203.138.32
    latia.latia latia.latia@vukeza.nmail.work 120.40.130.70
    Blikinkfak daxmedov5@gmail.com 158.173.79.228
    Silvia silviabujia75@gmail.com 95.178.118.144
    no-reply560 no-reply560@mp3dj.eu 87.249.133.198
    aleksandrgafubu aleksandrgafubu@mail.ru 172.64.192.217
    MariaLuz alfarorodriguez73@yahoo.com 79.116.145.67
    miquelschaaf miquelschaaf@termgame.net 172.69.23.184
    billie-billie billie-billie@yamete.itpower.sbs 120.40.130.70
    202:03:828:501:29:8:328:3212 202:03:828:501:29:8:328:3212 120.40.130.70
    SallieSceusa9 jenniferperez51178@b.seoautomationpro.com 152.232.111.100
    stefaniyamorozova8282 stefaniyamorozova8282@inbox.ru 172.71.158.115
    Lorenza29W kathrynreed@solstris.com 191.101.114.216
    202:8108:8125:100:406:816:6377:642 202:8108:8125:100:406:816:6377:642 120.40.130.70
    mora.mora mora.mora@fozepu.peabody.center 120.40.130.70
    ymfqbegt ymfqbegt@ishowfirstmail.com 64.31.20.24
    piprefitwo piprefitwo@mail.ru 104.23.166.26
    Josephavals li.n.k.s.89.m.as.t@gmail.com 2.27.63.250
    AlysaHager626 kathrynshelli@veauly.com 181.215.16.219
    f.edormu.tani.s f.edormu.tani.s@gmail.com 158.173.155.187
    202:020:380:100:249:54:3:36 202:020:380:100:249:54:3:36 120.40.130.70
    f.e.do.r.m.u.t.a.n.i.s f.e.do.r.m.u.t.a.n.i.s@gmail.com 172.71.159.82
    Meri73T2391 merimojica38@stuff.mxdood.com 181.215.16.116
    HudsonGrier elizabethjohnson699xos6@c.blog-stuff.com 66.63.183.166
    boydnesmith6364 boydnesmith6364@anonmails.de 162.158.167.43
    BertieHuot86496 jenniferrodriguez9304w0en@b.gsavps.xyz 72.57.70.203
    Jameslar goldboy1931@gmail.com 172.71.102.156
    milenamilla milenamilla@mail.ru 128.71.249.220
    RichieTreadway9 donettewinfred@veauly.com 102.165.53.166
    ThomasMot pawubale892@gmail.com 104.23.166.46
    noahkates noahkates@theking.id 172.71.154.168
    znaaliejnrz6901 znaaliejnrz@gmail.com 116.202.172.187
    eilusasdz280 eilusasdz@163.com 199.7.149.96
    p.w.o.e.iu.r p.w.o.e.iu.r@gmail.com 104.22.17.78
    Josephavals li.nks8.9m.a.st.@gmail.com 31.184.246.224
    charlesjones8248173n charlesjones8248173n@b.gsavps.xyz 172.69.135.13
    KentWjl45850 susangarcia2273bdig@c.gsavps.xyz 72.57.70.183
    paulmartin71909ao6 paulmartin71909ao6@a.verifiedlinklist.com 120.40.130.70
    geriweatherford geriweatherford@anonmails.deanonmails.de.ini0geriw 104.22.17.79
    202:461:930:1:117:316:567:833 202:461:930:1:117:316:567:833 120.40.130.70
    carissa-culotta-brenner18 carissa-culotta-brenner18@healthypplevery.org 203.19.38.114
    vrouws007 vrouws007@gmail.comDHL 202:420:2256:5:8499:6:5:19
    Laurie5177 lauriegagai91@deny.milkgg.com 191.101.92.60
    CherieForan markanderson7859o15w@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 107.172.55.38
    edgardowra edgardo.wragge34@001b.bulbulda.xyz 217.60.127.24
    202:461:930:1:117:316:567:833 202:461:930:1:117:316:567:833 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    xvtrnbhq xvtrnbhq@firsthidden.com 172.69.23.183
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