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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 Mar 2026 7:00 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,778
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    JoesphDrost susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 173.232.14.210
    CorineVvr717 corine-titus@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.193.154.243
    HelaineVilla76 allto21@blogwebsite.top 111.92.184.90
    CarissaFritz carissa.carissa63@kecohu.searchmail.club 45.3.34.137
    TommieC097410975 tommie.tommie@gabile.mailbox10.info 65.111.13.51
    NickiMullet1092 rpop-test56@mongadustfi.tk 170.168.242.56
    Esmeraldosusf z.a.m.ok.pet.ro.vs.ky2.02.3@gmail.com 158.173.156.58
    20:40:9:5801:853:482:8945:14 20:40:9:5801:853:482:8945:14 120.40.130.70
    CassandraSeeley cassandra.seeley@goldenjubileesummerparty.co.uk 192.186.142.51
    LukasBucher lukas.lukas3@vetidu.mailhome.info 216.26.238.28
    Luke614266 rpop-test81@betiforex.com 45.159.20.231
    Sharron90F susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 198.20.188.245
    Alejandro7734 alejandro.alejandro@makege.pasta.beer 45.3.32.221
    2607:8:57:00:64:183:960:99 2607:8:57:00:64:183:960:99 120.40.130.70
    tzynnljr tzynnljr@fuhrenmail.com 172.69.134.82
    ColleenMilford4 colleencolleen95@fefali.musicart.club 104.207.36.148
    Alejandro7734 alejandro.alejandro@makege.pasta.beer 216.26.236.1
    MairaC3306303 mairathigpen55@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.86.113.146
    Anna884942662 rpop-test56@mongadustfi.tk 45.148.233.52
    bush1488 bush1488@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    MairaC3306303 mairathigpen55@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.199.69.141
    2001:428:3907:1900:956:4:83:56 2001:428:3907:1900:956:4:83:56 120.40.130.70
    AngeloBalas723 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 23.236.185.197
    GailHenning58 rpop-test98@feiprovbearslis.cf 77.220.192.232
    EnriquetaAndrus enriquetaenriqueta@wowaba.pos.coupons 45.3.39.198
    StuartJowett3 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 196.51.185.249
    200:238:110:801:57:::9114 200:238:110:801:57:::9114 120.40.130.70
    charlineclutter60 charlineclutter60@power.pettin.com 172.69.23.193
    pearlmariano9 pearlmariano9@power.pettin.com 104.22.17.126
    JanetMpm5672 wentorcatsor81@nestmailbox.com 120.219.63.169
    CharliLord667 charlicharli@helizu.commail.online 65.111.2.16
    jqiajsym jqiajsym@fuhrenmail.com 104.22.20.234
    CalvinWager9014 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 38.154.129.94
    dongkeeton dongkeeton@discard.email 104.22.20.235
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    Gwendolyn64T richardhernandez5595ssxr@b.resorts-in-asia.com 156.146.39.195
    JacksonSpyer182 jacksonjackson@mupewi.bonusmail.art 216.26.226.110
    Kamille elhoudanour12333@gmail.com 202:3035:73::77:034:38:48
    susanmcilwraith susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 172.71.158.68
    chassidystricklin73 chassidystricklin73@9e53.catcheh.com 104.22.20.234
    2600:1700:0:7:3:4631:6761:4170 2600:1700:0:7:3:4631:6761:4170 120.40.130.70
    MapleMcBrien27 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 104.140.210.226
    Gwendolyn64T richardhernandez5595ssxr@b.resorts-in-asia.com 212.32.50.57
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    HamishMcCarron2 johnjohnson4097k9rx@a.resorts-in-asia.com 173.244.56.74
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    RenatoTweddle9 jameswilliams2177qxua@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 212.56.54.94
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    HamishMcCarron2 johnjohnson4097k9rx@a.resorts-in-asia.com 102.129.232.89
    LiamMenge960 mvdptski@fuhrenmail.com 176.108.220.88
    u003erecruiting.romania u003erecruiting.romania@wavestone.com 120.40.130.70
    KianCroteau4 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 198.20.188.79
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    RayHeffernan rayheffernanphotography@gmail.com 142.115.80.11
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    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    jacquie-makowski57 jacquie-makowski57@mysecuremail.xyz 65.111.5.16
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    madeleine.tiefenthaler madeleine.tiefenthaler@wavestone.com 120.40.130.70
    MerleDeakin1 mvdptski@fuhrenmail.com 176.108.220.88
    anilo anilo@sahibinden.com 120.40.130.70
    JeroldE4025311 susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 23.236.185.240
    uxoxohigju uxoxohigju@lifestyle-de.com 131.108.17.63
    ConnorSchlemmer mvdptski@fuhrenmail.com 176.108.220.88
    burak.akkaya burak.akkaya@sahibinden.com 120.40.130.70
    augustmedina75 augustmedina75@past.milkgg.com 67.227.120.105
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    ilsejacklyn ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 162.158.167.134
    MindyFaulkner susanmcilwraith@adult-work.info 38.154.103.123
    qfbdcycu qfbdcycu@fuhrenmail.com 172.69.134.82
    chuck.keith chuck.keith@supremelending.com 120.40.130.70
    CheriTheis desmondhardin648@hohohim.com 146.70.36.126
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