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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 - 10 May 2026 5:15 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,157
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    desiree-zimmer35 desiree-zimmer35@emailgsa6.xyz 172.69.23.194
    202:1812:131:800:358:827:971:96 202:1812:131:800:358:827:971:96 120.40.130.70
    yulyagabipo yulyagabipo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    jwhite jwhite@eurovip.club 181.177.86.228
    imesniforp1980 imesniforp1980@mailopenz.com 172.69.134.83
    ForestZiemba44 forestziemba21@pound.milkgg.com 223.29.254.158
    les-buffington51 les-buffington51@timminsgoldminetour.com 120.40.130.70
    ba.il.b.on.d.s.3.50 ba.il.b.on.d.s.3.50@gmail.com 172.71.158.69
    cuyuganpatriciatherese17 cuyuganpatriciatherese17@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    202:020:30:7:683:7625:46:77 202:020:30:7:683:7625:46:77 120.40.130.70
    girlplaygame girlplaygame@yahoo.com.tw 118.233.47.8
    20:001:964:8451:661:54::13 20:001:964:8451:661:54::13 120.40.130.70
    adlink1 adlink1@93rus.myjino.ru 172.71.158.69
    2001:10:05:700:2131:361:6:6948 2001:10:05:700:2131:361:6:6948 120.40.130.70
    hh hh@fontgenerators.org 104.22.17.126
    roslynzak roslynzak@veauly.com 172.71.154.178
    wyattgearhart8163 wyattgearhart8163@minecraft-dungeons.ru 109.81.86.24
    202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 120.40.130.70
    KamiKraus771 kamikraus14@.mxdood.com 102.165.55.238
    2001:10:05:700:2131:361:6:6948 2001:10:05:700:2131:361:6:6948 120.40.130.70
    202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 120.40.130.70
    deborah.perry deborah.perry@azizaryb.ru 120.40.130.70
    20:2:1010:690:60::845:3 20:2:1010:690:60::845:3 120.40.130.70
    MyrtleMartins2 myrtlemartins63@deny.milkgg.com 223.29.254.45
    202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 120.40.130.70
    KaiErnest89 kaiernest32@dear.mxdood.com 191.101.92.9
    202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 202:03:866:001:85:92:035:308 120.40.130.70
    davidh2neugebauer davidh2neugebauer@cogeco.ca 24.36.19.230
    oocslrao oocslrao@bekommenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    philipprowland.8314 philipprowland.8314@cheapwinner.com 120.40.130.70
    o.xi.mu.s.7.77sv.n.g.s.hlp.7.b o.xi.mu.s.7.77sv.n.g.s.hlp.7.b@gmail.com 172.69.23.194
    lelandfish76 lelandfish76@scene.muzaco.com 104.22.20.143
    202:020:389:1315:9:7:62:092 202:020:389:1315:9:7:62:092 120.40.130.70
    ooozqncpxd ooozqncpxd@rambler.ru 62.3.58.68
    ashley.ashley ashley.ashley@sazuyo.carmail.bond 172.71.154.179
    202:1810:9417:400:51:365:83:93 202:1810:9417:400:51:365:83:93 120.40.130.70
    2001:105:28:500:42:35:550:3096 2001:105:28:500:42:35:550:3096 120.40.130.70
    JoesphMontano9 joesphmontano41@fast.veauly.com 144.48.52.206
    202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 120.40.130.70
    2003:3:4:8700:5402:41:1:30 2003:3:4:8700:5402:41:1:30 120.40.130.70
    KimSae07920984 kimsae58@cool.muzaco.com 223.29.254.56
    202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 120.40.130.70
    202:267:98:440:0:000:0:1 202:267:98:440:0:000:0:1 120.40.130.70
    mellicent mellicent@rchelicoptersreview.com 172.69.23.193
    202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 202:03:866:400:7767:1809:365:783 120.40.130.70
    shellabrun shella-brune@alexis4d.id 192.241.72.181
    kenjiconnor9798659o9 kenjiconnor9798659o9@seoautomationpro.com 66.42.224.229
    LonFosbrook brodiestedman4153@hotbird.giize.com 185.226.205.31
    CarinQsa6368 michaelwilliams63053xip@a.travel-e-store.com 156.241.219.121
    202:1810:90:6200:81:6:0:73 202:1810:90:6200:81:6:0:73 120.40.130.70
    zaralansford8382 zaralansford8382@koes.justdied.com 162.158.167.134
    alibarrios alibarrios@slgdaily.xyz 120.40.130.70
    TraceyGruenewald traceygruenewald9@nut.mxdood.com 191.101.92.175
    KirkSommer7 kirksommer74@self.ehomu.com 45.125.245.187
    hershelmarquardt-6158 hershelmarquardt-6158@cheapwinner.com 72.207.33.64
    reed-dimond58 reed-dimond58@support.51tiemo.com 217.181.64.199
    AkilahFetherston akilahfetherstonhaugh20@lower.ehomu.com 181.215.16.213
    Jeremie djrbabys@hotmail.com 209.169.128.67
    LynnTmc44906855 lynn-mcconachy-9866@professionalemailintray.shop 107.175.144.81
    TheronManifold michellenelson@solstris.com 181.215.16.216
    Maxwell smartsimreg0@gmail.com 182.189.50.129
    chloejessop49 chloejessop49@c6c9.rshrthertherth.net 104.22.20.142
    johnny.johnny73 johnny.johnny73@cofuza.wins.guru 104.22.20.143
    debracapehart debracapehart@t.woeishyang.com 172.69.23.194
    kayleenott kayleenott@anonmails.de 172.69.23.193
    202:1810:30:00:708:775:7:930 202:1810:30:00:708:775:7:930 120.40.130.70
    joesphkaestner joesphkaestner@tempr.email 162.158.167.134
    202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 120.40.130.70
    ashleigheldridge ashleigheldridge@kt-gmail.com 104.22.17.127
    202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 120.40.130.70
    patriciamartin5042rkb0 patriciamartin5042rkb0@gsasearchengineranker.shop 192.126.215.24
    202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 202:03:865:9700:11:4:3:929 120.40.130.70
    gabrielahuey gabrielahuey@satisfaction.opentravellersrest.click 172.69.134.82