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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 - 20 Apr 2026 6:59 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,330
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    k0fkq k0fkq@goshop1888.shop 1.169.72.142
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 200:44:0:37:679:108:6:52
    autumn-anderson autumn-anderson@alexis4d.id 172.71.154.179
    KarolBerry5938 karolberry72@panel.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.117
    JulianaGarrity julianagarrity52@role.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.254
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 36.255.241.3
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 78.11.7.250
    capriccio capriccio@cialis-otc.com 5.3.219.211
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 91.230.156.83
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 200:44:3:56:805:547:511:49
    thomasjackson96249o75 thomasjackson96249o75@b.travel-e-store.com 104.22.17.127
    eliseevfrank9041 eliseevfrank9041@list.ru 172.69.134.84
    gena.dube gena.dube@2e94.zetroh.live 172.71.158.69
    pablo pablouru@hotmail.com 5.225.168.54
    202:020:58:467:4:320:963:7 202:020:58:467:4:320:963:7 120.40.130.70
    yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988 yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    AdeleBelair602 ronnysolorio6806@mailmenot.io 161.123.211.197
    christena-lancaster christena-lancaster@strategycritique.xyz 172.71.158.166
    noemidodge noemidodge@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    romanpitman romanpitman@84ac.rshrthertherth.net 172.69.22.87
    nastya-k19 nastya-k19@yandex.ru 89.109.48.25
    docomoauvodafone111 docomoauvodafone111@dj.pdx.ne.jp 106.136.178.251
    202:8108:8125:100:1:930:6152:50 202:8108:8125:100:1:930:6152:50 120.40.130.70
    JeannaX091834 jeannawine5@self.ehomu.com 102.165.55.164
    julioteal61 julioteal61@27f4.bestsmmservice.online 172.69.134.84
    minnikhanovim minnikhanovim@tatneft.ru 120.40.130.70
    carolkrajewski carolkrajewski@0fbf.next4.xyz 172.71.158.166
    sadiedrayton16 sadiedrayton16@simu.unylix.com 172.69.22.87
    pet.r.ta.ta.rs.kyh.om.e.w.o.rk.198.72205. pet.r.ta.ta.rs.kyh.om.e.w.o.rk.198.72205.@gmail.co 65.109.33.233
    MARCOS marcos@insemac.com 46.26.118.50
    JannieSizemore1 krisserena4906@23.8.dnsabr.com 38.254.176.182
    DominickTall krisserena4906@23.8.dnsabr.com 38.254.176.182
    KelseyHym6 kelseykelsey29@raxajo.genuine.mom 209.50.171.238
    jack-jack89 jack-jack89@buzogu.banter.cv 120.40.130.70
    leifkarine leifkarine@veauly.com 172.71.159.81
    kristina.lipinski kristina.lipinski@openlandguide.xyz 104.22.17.126
    vencire1989 vencire1989@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    na4qovo na4qovo@goshop1888.shop 1.169.72.142
    GiaMcCranie krisserena4906@23.8.dnsabr.com 38.254.176.182
    mairaloftis mairaloftis@anonmails.de 172.69.22.194
    iei.e.id60. iei.e.id60.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    WilmaWootten7 wilma-wootten@otakuhub.xyz 107.174.141.100
    JustinaCur justinacurry@er777.net 23.94.230.249
    JeraldColebe15 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 191.101.114.220
    KobyPorteous704 kobyporteous38@river.muzaco.com 191.101.114.220
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Laverne50C lavernegaribay72@seat.muzaco.com 181.215.16.247
    HenryJvz36 josephgonzalez147fhrj@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 38.154.152.241
    250100068 250100068@stu.rumeli.edu.tr 120.40.130.70
    ogrencino ogrencino@stu.rumeli.edu.tr 120.40.130.70
    jfernandez80 jfernandez80@eurovip.club 181.177.86.228
    202:020:3:84:9193:5406:5:17 202:020:3:84:9193:5406:5:17 120.40.130.70
    202:1811:532:900:112:764:5293:480 202:1811:532:900:112:764:5293:480 120.40.130.70
    MamieLemus55 mamielemus26@scene.muzaco.com 103.221.232.229
    ErwinKuefer199 erwinkuefer36@role.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.9
    sunggillon3752 sunggillon3752@1secmail.com 104.22.17.127
    202:3100:588:6400:427:501:875:81 202:3100:588:6400:427:501:875:81 120.40.130.70
    shonda-dukes shonda-dukes@2173.catzo.site 172.69.134.83
    202:3100:588:6400:427:501:875:81 202:3100:588:6400:427:501:875:81 120.40.130.70
    renatohotchin4149 renatohotchin4149@anonmails.de 104.22.20.143
    MargaretteBonner margarettebonner30@call.milkgg.com 207.148.65.68
    mmph8 mmph8@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    PaulinaMondalmi paulinamondalmi32@with.mxdood.com 207.148.65.68