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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 May 2026 5:36 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,155
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    wolf wolf@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    pieheynip pieheynip@ak.gy 120.40.130.70
    bernie bernie@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    geraldohux6119 geraldohux6119@spambog.com 172.69.23.193
    bstout bstout@facebook.com 120.40.130.70
    GlenKayser9691 glenkayser81@cold.muzaco.com 102.165.53.105
    RobertAsype goldboy1931@gmail.com 144.124.227.11
    texel59 texel59@t-online.de 172.69.23.194
    helix helix@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    EstherDahms estherdahms31@trick.veauly.com 181.215.16.247
    p.a.w.u.b.a.le8.92 p.a.w.u.b.a.le8.92@gmail.com 95.216.68.244
    202:3100:53:1300:28:54:368:51 202:3100:53:1300:28:54:368:51 120.40.130.70
    monica.shelly monica.shelly@8dcf.novagroup.biz 104.22.20.143
    StuartTritt stuarttritt6@mode.ehomu.com 144.48.52.206
    AlexanderEmbry0 paulbrown4245zfba@gsasearchengineranker.support 196.51.84.244
    RogerI54746437 rogerostermann90@wild.ehomu.com 196.196.254.113
    kevin kevin@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    coyote coyote@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    pawuba.l.e.89.2. pawuba.l.e.89.2.@gmail.com 95.216.68.244
    RodneyKentish8 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 102.165.54.7
    MarilynI79 junkodwayne@solstris.com 103.221.232.62
    MiguelTejada664 migueltejada84@brick.pettin.com 181.215.16.161
    KirstenDriscoll shantaedusty@solstris.com 144.48.52.206
    karlmaclea events@arch20.me 216.213.29.187
    BeMwnYhvVYVkuqjFYgRu a.m.u.l.i.god8.6@gmail.com 172.18.0.3
    LouanneYih louanneliu89@fast.veauly.com 223.29.254.56
    202:46:212:1:144:53:39:543 202:46:212:1:144:53:39:543 120.40.130.70
    RoyalMelrose royalmelrose23@hell.milkgg.com 196.198.13.67
    ramnudarulhikmahkesuben ramnudarulhikmahkesuben@yahoo.com 146.19.125.69
    202:46:212:1:144:53:39:543 202:46:212:1:144:53:39:543 120.40.130.70
    williamgyles81 williamgyles81@tusu.blyxen.org 120.40.130.70
    EulaWeinstein1 eulaweinstein29@act.milkgg.com 102.165.53.252
    KyleMnm6121 kyleelder-3512@mailwhatmail.com 212.34.139.107
    lvalero-arin lvalero-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    ianartpainter ianartpainter@gmail.xom 146.19.125.69
    KerryStatton6 kerrystatton47@these.veauly.com 102.165.54.226
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    byronbushby byronbushby@now.mefound.com 104.22.17.127
    texel59 texel59@t-online.de 172.69.23.193
    mftshiji-arin mftshiji-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    CharleyEisenhaue leonreva@solstris.com 102.165.54.7
    ysimard-arin ysimard-arin@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    selinagirardin2867 selinagirardin2867@pw.epac.to 172.71.154.179
    josewilson77371movm josewilson77371movm@seoautomationpro.com 162.158.167.133
    nicolassalas4183 nicolassalas4183@hotbird.giize.com 120.40.130.70
    darrelwhish.8599 darrelwhish.8599@psytool.store 104.22.17.126
    an.na.95ko.r.chak an.na.95ko.r.chak@gmail.com 151.240.62.67
    eugeniahoyle eugeniahoyle@pw.epac.to 172.69.23.194
    MervinGuidi1 mervinguidi78@pound.milkgg.com 181.215.16.116
    PansyAranda4 pansy.aranda7023@mailwhatmail.com 212.34.139.107
    Sebastian samuedo.1@gmail.com 20:583:003:700:3405:2:75:6
    ZeldaChampiondeC zeldachampiondecrespigny29@act.milkgg.com 196.198.13.205
    @news.sellmyhouseprivately.net.au 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:53:1300:28:54:368:51 202:3100:53:1300:28:54:368:51 120.40.130.70
    taneshanadine taneshanadine@veauly.com 172.69.23.194
    qjviorbxzKr qjviorbxzKr@kavkazmaz.ru 172.71.154.179
    SharylMcGuffog sharylmcguffog92@act.milkgg.com 181.215.16.161
    Zelma31826040 tedtia@solstris.com 191.101.114.216
    denis997 denis997@casinotds.xyz 172.71.154.178
    blogtrek blogtrek@movietut.xyz 120.40.130.70
    evadarcy evadarcy@anonmails.de 172.71.158.68
    margaretteutter margaretteutter@anonmails.de 45.92.125.237
    Norris08D15 norrisreinhart77@deny.milkgg.com 102.165.54.4
    202:1810:90:800:617:61:142:4936 202:1810:90:800:617:61:142:4936 120.40.130.70
    kbbbnrrbwv kbbbnrrbwv@rambler.ru 138.219.122.189
    singhisking0987654321420 singhisking0987654321420@gmail.com 2600:387::31::6
    ukrainiandefensedevelopment ukrainiandefensedevelopment@kse.ua 120.40.130.70
    ringvoconhai1986 ringvoconhai1986@mailopenz.com 162.158.167.134
    202:1810:90:800:617:61:142:4936 202:1810:90:800:617:61:142:4936 120.40.130.70
    blhl31 blhl31@hotmaI.com 2806:230:2026:25:146:7939:36:
    SebastianCpq sebastianblosseville@eldeninfo.xyz 209.127.28.183
    sonyagoode47 sonyagoode47@only.veauly.com 172.71.158.68
    plroibam plroibam@bethcampbell.biz 120.40.130.70
    rankseowo rankseowo@webtoteam.shop 172.71.154.179