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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 8:03 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,365
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    BennettSheehy kathrynreed@solstris.com 196.198.13.252
    2001:10:85:200:5802:268:4:10 2001:10:85:200:5802:268:4:10 120.40.130.70
    anthonymartin4098wh47 anthonymartin4098wh47@c.welcometotijuana.com 172.69.22.194
    tauno123 siedler25.org.unmarked645@aleeas.com 130.195.221.166
    202:020:5:054:83:8:57:7 202:020:5:054:83:8:57:7 120.40.130.70
    leyricnire1971 leyricnire1971@op.pl 2.26.53.17
    k....e....i.......t.....h...y.2.a.rterberryrl k....e....i.......t.....h...y.2.a.rterberryrl@gmai 37.187.28.212
    DickAldrich978 dickaldrich32@keep.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.116
    Clemmie93O clemmieweinman74@issue.mxdood.com 152.89.128.148
    JovitaLandrum1 jovitalandrum54@cold.muzaco.com 154.16.69.173
    pet.rt.at.a.r.s.kyh.o.me.w.o.rk19.8.722.0.5. pet.rt.at.a.r.s.kyh.o.me.w.o.rk19.8.722.0.5.@gmail 65.109.33.233
    oxim.us.7.77hw.o.t.z.7.9.k.ir oxim.us.7.77hw.o.t.z.7.9.k.ir@gmail.com 162.158.167.133
    ashtonmerryman ashtonmerryman@dvd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.167.134
    emmettlinton2192 emmettlinton2192@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.71.154.178
    troclatira1976 troclatira1976@mailopenz.com 172.69.22.86
    NicolasFarfan35 nicolasfarfan97@cold.muzaco.com 196.198.13.165
    LukeLudlum66 lukeludlum37@cool.muzaco.com 144.48.52.102
    StefanieJay395 stefanie-jay@953a.rshrthertherth.net 188.64.176.114
    202:020:3:84:9193:5406:5:17 202:020:3:84:9193:5406:5:17 120.40.130.70
    RosalieN14 stevenrodriguez5818g0a2@e.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.177.133
    202:03:6:01:79:56:3339:192 202:03:6:01:79:56:3339:192 120.40.130.70
    nikolaii-shevcov nikolaii-shevcov@mail.ru 178.20.47.39
    KarolBerry5938 karolberry72@panel.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.117
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 200:44:3:56:805:547:511:49
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 78.11.7.250
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 36.255.241.3
    212:800:11:1:124:198:131:190 212:800:11:1:124:198:131:190 120.40.130.70
    capriccio capriccio@cialis-otc.com 5.3.219.211
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 200:44:2:2053:16:2871:17:28
    michalmetera michalmetera@poczta.onet.pl 200:44:0:37:679:108:6:52
    MozelleDickens mozelledickens24@keep.cdfaq.com 181.215.16.116
    autumn-anderson autumn-anderson@alexis4d.id 172.71.154.179
    JulianaGarrity julianagarrity52@role.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.254
    k0fkq k0fkq@goshop1888.shop 1.169.72.142
    h.oki.nas.e.an.i.ka. h.oki.nas.e.an.i.ka.@gmail.com 104.207.32.137
    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
    x0zzuu x0zzuu@goshop1888.shop 1.169.72.142
    yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988 yaroslav.sevastyanov.1988@mail.ru 172.69.134.85
    202:020:58:467:4:320:963:7 202:020:58:467:4:320:963:7 120.40.130.70
    AnitraElizabeth anitraelizabeth89@talk.muzaco.com 102.165.53.166
    vetapalmore vetapalmore@coffeepancakewafflebacon.com 104.22.17.126
    christena-lancaster christena-lancaster@strategycritique.xyz 172.71.158.166
    AdeleBelair602 ronnysolorio6806@mailmenot.io 45.89.118.94
    noemidodge noemidodge@anonmails.de 172.71.154.178
    nastya-k19 nastya-k19@yandex.ru 89.109.48.25
    toktobayeva.nata toktobayeva.nata@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    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
    minnikhanovim minnikhanovim@tatneft.ru 120.40.130.70
    carolkrajewski carolkrajewski@0fbf.next4.xyz 172.71.158.166
    KelseyHym6 kelseykelsey29@raxajo.genuine.mom 209.50.171.238
    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
    DominickTall krisserena4906@23.8.dnsabr.com 38.254.176.182
    MARCOS marcos@insemac.com 46.26.118.50
    JannieSizemore1 krisserena4906@23.8.dnsabr.com 38.254.176.182
    leifkarine leifkarine@veauly.com 172.71.159.81
    na4qovo na4qovo@goshop1888.shop 1.169.72.142
    jack-jack89 jack-jack89@buzogu.banter.cv 120.40.130.70
    kristina.lipinski kristina.lipinski@openlandguide.xyz 104.22.17.126
    vencire1989 vencire1989@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    marty-polson marty-polson@emailgsa6.xyz 172.71.154.179
    mairaloftis mairaloftis@anonmails.de 172.69.22.194
    WilmaWootten7 wilma-wootten@otakuhub.xyz 107.174.141.100
    202:1811:532:900:112:764:5293:480 202:1811:532:900:112:764:5293:480 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    JustinaCur justinacurry@er777.net 23.94.230.249
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    KobyPorteous704 kobyporteous38@river.muzaco.com 191.101.114.220
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    muller593 muller593@eurovip.club 138.59.206.171
    latasha.mendez latasha.mendez@letstalk.thetravellersrest.click 162.158.167.134
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70