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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 - 27 Jan 2026 6:32 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,002,002
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    russ.baptiste89 russ.baptiste89@8123.wefixsofteners.com 154.13.203.196
    FranciscaRaymond franciscafrancisca@lotoka.nmail.work 216.26.230.165
    celesta-bourke celesta-bourke@news21.top 172.71.154.178
    JamesBurke jimburkelinc@mail.com 93.152.210.192
    3c502e320d.8030601 3c502e320d.8030601@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    5ls 5ls@vnwgm.ru 178.46.206.128
    avabouton avabouton@viavuive.net 172.71.154.53
    aaa aaa@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    registraire registraire@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    registraire-caqpe registraire-caqpe@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    LeroyWda682816 klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 196.242.195.50
    2806:20:143:4747:13:190:11:8 2806:20:143:4747:13:190:11:8 120.40.130.70
    periard periard@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:701:1100::7975 2001:410:701:1100::7975 120.40.130.70
    tron tron@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    suscripciones suscripciones@proceso.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    saouel saouel@step.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    polyelan polyelan@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    sfghvyvp sfghvyvp@legenmail.com 104.22.17.127
    van-thao.dam-thi van-thao.dam-thi@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    anuncios anuncios@proceso.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    IsisH7788406623 kerriestell@mailmenot.io 45.94.247.183
    JohannaWasson66 johannawasson73@among.ehomu.com 102.165.55.178
    marine-laure-valenti-2.sabrie marine-laure-valenti-2.sabrie@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    IsisH7788406623 kerriestell@mailmenot.io 109.198.36.219
    MarcusWahl44443 holdentran@leantechy.xyz 5.253.161.194
    BrainJackman brainjackman40@talk.muzaco.com 191.101.250.94
    email email@felectrique.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    noela-joyce-2.lomandong noela-joyce-2.lomandong@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    annlemus11 annlemus11@fenava.lyvix.org 104.22.20.178
    daphne.labrecque daphne.labrecque@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    lama.boughaba lama.boughaba@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    treydunlea57 treydunlea57@support.51tiemo.com 184.174.11.215
    valerie.belisle valerie.belisle@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    IsisH7788406623 kerriestell@mailmenot.io 109.198.48.245
    oriana.giraud oriana.giraud@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    VirginiaRidgley virginiaridgley7@scene.muzaco.com 181.215.16.135
    zawsdrfn zawsdrfn@fringmail.com 172.71.158.68
    abdallah-denango-2.sarre abdallah-denango-2.sarre@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    GroverSissons groversissons84@among.ehomu.com 223.29.254.57
    jeremy.girardeau jeremy.girardeau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    kiaracolon66 kiaracolon66@qys.pancingqueen.com 162.158.167.134
    29 29@proceso.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    philippe.castaigne philippe.castaigne@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    kellyheidenreich kellyheidenreich@bbnmail.com 104.22.20.178
    sara.pnatoja sara.pnatoja@proceso.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    miadiggs6 miadiggs33@carolinensielhafen.click 109.122.24.71
    deborah.papillault deborah.papillault@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    wilfredo-brockman wilfredo-brockman@locksmith1.monster1.xyz 104.22.20.179
    vanthao.dam vanthao.dam@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    yasmine.allouche yasmine.allouche@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    line.martineau line.martineau@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    genevieve-2.simard genevieve-2.simard@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    AngeloBurnell angeloburnell14@cool.muzaco.com 191.101.250.56
    tatiana.wangler tatiana.wangler@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    AthenaCoons7 athenacoons98@mode.ehomu.com 191.101.109.81
    202:908:2211:0:14:305:115:163 202:908:2211:0:14:305:115:163 120.40.130.70
    chureau chureau@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    FfypUPEcuQmYobLydWBrMGDAzIJMAwoemUXpzR h.ib.u.h.u.b.o942@gmail.com 185.220.101.145
    info info@hudsonvalleyhomeinspections.net 162.158.167.133
    Adan70X8250 wlegispherew2r75@nestmailbox.com 38.154.68.211
    simon.marchi simon.marchi@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    redaccion redaccion@proceso.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    TaylahDominquez pamelahicks@leantechy.xyz 196.51.204.124
    benjamin.poirier benjamin.poirier@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    denancla denancla@grm.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    memarb memarb@pop3.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    AlyciaMcIlveen8 alyciamcilveen28@keep.cdfaq.com 191.101.109.25
    bal bal@promo.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    elisakiel74 elisakiel74@vipcherry.com 183.198.175.66
    audet audet@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    educ educ@cegl.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    commandites commandites@promo.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    rodrickoreilly3919 rodrickoreilly3919@mailmenot.io 172.69.23.193
    bois bois@vlsi.polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70
    jonathan.dupont jonathan.dupont@polymtl.ca 120.40.130.70