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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 - 23 May 2026 1:28 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,659
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    adam adam@arch20.me 172.69.134.85
    allrank39 allrank39@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    legalisasi.konsuler legalisasi.konsuler@kemlu.go.id 120.40.130.70
    d8.indonesia d8.indonesia@kemlu.go.id 120.40.130.70
    pelindunganwni pelindunganwni@kemlu.go.id 120.40.130.70
    DirkPickles9 dirkpickles7@these.veauly.com 223.29.254.133
    davis.dadson1 davis.dadson1@dreamlifecraft.com 172.71.158.68
    lunatic_moonlight lunatic.xx.01928384756@gmail.com 103.60.170.75
    am.al.75.genric.ks am.al.75.genric.ks@gmail.com 151.240.93.199
    afanaseva-konstanciya afanaseva-konstanciya@mail.ru 172.71.158.68
    stapuntril1990 stapuntril1990@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    nikolaii-shevcov nikolaii-shevcov@mail.ru 172.71.154.179
    nsdm nsdm@kemlu.go.id 120.40.130.70
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    maniearchibald maniearchibald@asia.dnsabr.com 172.71.158.68
    mh.pl.liposukcja.turcja mh.pl.liposukcja.turcja@8.dnsabr.com 104.22.17.127
    ShaneMackie12 shanemackie37@slide.veauly.com 102.165.53.34
    verlaarmbruster44 verlaarmbruster44@fish.elyquin.com 172.71.154.179
    valerapaboza valerapaboza@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    martakalinina84 martakalinina84@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    deb.deb11 deb.deb11@tezaho.paper.beer 216.40.75.221
    reina-ledet7 reina-ledet7@kudagacor.fun 172.69.23.193
    DylanHaveman8 dylanhaveman11@these.veauly.com 191.101.114.223
    bob bob@example.com 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    JasperCleburne jaspercleburne52@fiber.pettin.com 45.125.245.18
    s-elfe22 s-elfe22@t-online.de 172.69.23.194
    FYHTamera259 tameraschoenheimer97@fast.veauly.com 154.16.69.250
    daniela-daniela46 daniela-daniela46@buzogu.banter.cv 162.158.167.133
    marjorie.healy31 marjorie.healy31@67ba.catche1.com 104.22.20.142
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Gwen63C161000 gwengwen90@wohume.shinemail.cc 199.96.164.87
    NellSchenk73 nellnell72@canehi.woz.golf 31.134.2.116
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    freyaoldham4772 freyaoldham4772@b.cr.cloudns.asia 104.22.17.126
    ericstookey ericstookey@checkotpmail.com 172.71.154.178
    albertobeavis albertobeavis@support.51tiemo.com 162.158.167.134
    eugenioeugenio68 eugenioeugenio68@silowo.carshop.work 172.69.134.84
    OrlandoShah0 orlando-orlando88@fapazu.durovmail.cv 162.252.54.204
    1hererfyyhyu 1hererfyyhyu@anonmails.de 120.40.130.70
    MuhammadLowman muhammad-muhammad@posupi.mailr.click 162.252.54.204
    gordontrollope gordontrollope@onepureedge.com 172.69.134.85
    JasperBillups1 jasper.jasper@nefinu.casamucho.buzz 88.218.46.208
    CecilWolford0 cecil.cecil85@noxevu.magical.surf 31.134.8.85
    josephmoore9762pvh josephmoore9762pvh@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 194.145.147.195
    ponomaryov.borya.1983 ponomaryov.borya.1983@bk.ru 172.71.154.179
    kristilauterbach kristilauterbach@tichxanhabc.com 172.69.23.193
    elizabet.mccrary63 elizabet.mccrary63@onepureedge.com 172.69.134.84
    tiffanybillington tiffanybillington@1mail.x24hr.com 45.3.38.95
    lupita-calder lupita-calder@clubnikagames777login.top 72.56.153.217
    am.al.7.5ge.n.rick.s. am.al.7.5ge.n.rick.s.@gmail.com 151.240.93.43
    MarcosPrendergas marcosmarcos2@vobita.tele.christmas 193.56.20.134
    Pasquale4245 pasqualetrombley17@slow.pettin.com 181.215.16.216
    Sallie13J431 salliesallie@zayite.topgun.fit 199.96.167.51
    cl.inicf.orhi.m.3.5.0 cl.inicf.orhi.m.3.5.0@gmail.com 172.69.23.194
    azup azup@yopmail.com 120.40.130.70
    edleyaempg edleyaempg@rambler.ru 95.171.5.77
    TBIRodolfo rodolfobustos14@brick.pettin.com 102.165.54.227
    stevenjones5050uv2w stevenjones5050uv2w@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 104.22.20.143
    xqogbtukmt xqogbtukmt@rambler.ru 95.171.5.77
    vszbpsqxrj vszbpsqxrj@rambler.ru 95.171.5.77
    venettaembry venettaembry@cleanhomeguard.com 172.71.154.178
    CoryVandermark0 coryvandermark23@scene.muzaco.com 102.165.53.200
    nikolaii-shevcov nikolaii-shevcov@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    retha.castrejon22 retha.castrejon22@ce39.scalesurge.io 104.22.17.126
    romandoxomo romandoxomo@mail.ru 84.54.44.204
    coralalmond coralalmond@zhoufan103.inetcomics.com 104.22.20.142
    TeshaGrano9 desireechatham@iptakedownusa.com 188.253.208.58
    trey.abraham2322 trey.abraham2322@vargosmail.com 78.111.155.255