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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 2:20 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,036
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    MarcelaCastello marcelacastello17@these.veauly.com 102.165.54.52
    dengakot444@g.mail.com dengakot444@g.mail.com 143.105.187.176
    donnazimmer18 donnazimmer18@hawk.ophixy.com 172.69.23.193
    202:8108:8125:100:47:43:30:1 202:8108:8125:100:47:43:30:1 120.40.130.70
    SergioFitzsimons sergiofitzsimons38@deny.milkgg.com 196.196.254.131
    KaraBrunskill7 karabrunskill@emailplusinbox.shop 172.245.252.225
    shalom tarikwashita@gmail.com 196.191.224.231
    CarmineHoule kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 103.221.232.106
    ludie.trumble2 ludie.trumble2@onepureedge.com 172.69.23.193
    goflxoon goflxoon@bethcampbell.biz 134.195.155.6
    JeanettGid jeanettmarshall77@brick.pettin.com 196.196.254.21
    RitaDisney9 ritadisney75@nor.mxdood.com 191.101.114.223
    202:8071:5160:100:1973:4715:169:9 202:8071:5160:100:1973:4715:169:9 120.40.130.70
    DemiShook13 danielsmith6163vnzh@linkbuilding.club 192.126.206.113
    MichaelEbden7 arturoshannan@solstris.com 102.165.54.52
    RustyC315530 rustybirdsong26@brick.pettin.com 191.101.114.216
    camillanisbet54 camillanisbet54@3693.rshrthertherth.net 172.69.134.84
    ernestinasouthern ernestinasouthern@sansan160.etdip.click 172.69.134.85
    dongsowers dongsowers@cheapwinner.com 172.71.154.179
    JaxonFaber224 stevenhernandez9075urca@backlinks.monster 156.241.201.251
    hrabrgulyaev1996673 hrabrgulyaev1996673@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    StephenRitchard stephenritchard65@put.pettin.com 196.198.13.67
    Devon0488617052 juliennedakota@solstris.com 191.101.92.175
    206:701:992:5800:64:549:03:47 206:701:992:5800:64:549:03:47 120.40.130.70
    mikhailvupavo mikhailvupavo@mail.ru 162.158.167.133
    LoviePavy162 loviepavy29@put.pettin.com 144.48.52.117
    CurtAnthon curtcurt-.3031@asmaila.xyz 45.144.37.22
    yvettehollars yvettehollars@discardmail.com 104.223.68.102
    angie-forwood61 angie-forwood61@51tiemo.com 172.71.158.68
    FannieLuttrell tedtia@solstris.com 181.215.16.247
    fleury fleury@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    zelite zelite@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    nzelite nzelite@tjro.jus.br 120.40.130.70
    NaomiMcWhae3 davidlopez51184@seoautomationpro.com 107.175.147.139
    robt-whaley.7137 robt-whaley.7137@hypecenter.casino 104.22.17.126
    aleksandrlolubu aleksandrlolubu@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    paulwilliams3959m82c paulwilliams3959m82c@budgetthailandtravel.com. 103.207.2.128
    clifford clifford@c.cosmiccircuit.store 78.159.107.235
    patricia4904 patricia4904@letter42.com 120.40.130.70
    dmitry5950 dmitry5950@casinotds.xyz 120.40.130.70
    genevasidney30 genevasidney30@juvelin.zerivo.eu 172.71.154.179
    ireortiz ireortiz@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 120.40.130.70
    HildaJohns19118 hildajohns33@pound.milkgg.com 102.165.53.252
    compliance.certificacao compliance.certificacao@spcbrasil.org.br 120.40.130.70
    joshuabrown43554k88 joshuabrown43554k88@e.welcometotijuana.com 104.22.20.143
    ShermanMattingle shermanmattingley27@hell.milkgg.com 23.95.81.223
    202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 202:020:54:62:1:40:63:400 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:129:3400:96:719::168 202:1810:129:3400:96:719::168 120.40.130.70
    xushilin xushilin@360.cn 120.40.130.70
    is is@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    Zoe5144373 doreengrafton@discard.email 46.8.193.63
    aviscordeaux2885 aviscordeaux2885@twitch.work 172.69.23.193
    360box 360box@360.cn 120.40.130.70
    LenaBaile19110 junkodwayne@solstris.com 196.196.254.163
    dcabrera dcabrera@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado edinaldo.moraes.terceirizado@sigaantenado.com.br 120.40.130.70
    SylviaPettway9 ariellemadsen7735@vietcap.sbs 70.29.3.57
    a.lan8.5ra.shmor a.lan8.5ra.shmor@gmail.com 151.240.109.154
    RoslynMajeski7 janbeatriz@solstris.com 154.16.69.146
    IleneShepherd ileneshepherd32@.mxdood.com 102.165.53.235
    glory.marrone glory.marrone@51tiemo.com 120.40.130.70
    gladysalpert gladysalpert@ramenbetslots-win.top 72.56.146.17
    DulcieMeagher dorethahollars4776@mailcatch.com 70.29.3.57
    GabrielaJ85 dominiquealexandra@solstris.com 196.198.13.165
    contactocsirt contactocsirt@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    dsrit dsrit@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    nidabowler9090 nidabowler9090@adult-work.info 95.177.87.10
    randimclemore9 randimclemore9@slow.pettin.com 172.71.154.179
    forresteastin40 forresteastin40@stuff.mxdood.com 172.71.158.68
    MalloryNunn287 mallorynunn60@only.veauly.com 103.221.232.223
    aameca aameca@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    jtkokbwm jtkokbwm@bethcampbell.biz 162.158.167.133
    abogado abogado@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    SherrillW56 janbeatriz@solstris.com 154.16.69.173
    glozano glozano@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    isguiot isguiot@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
    jcano jcano@uv.mx 120.40.130.70
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