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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 Jul 2026 1:38 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,842
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    chaskieran55 chaskieran55@fast.veauly.com 162.158.167.44
    madietarczynski madietarczynski@0815.ru 172.71.154.178
    tanya-harriet tanya-harriet@ff79.jackout.xyz 172.69.23.184
    Paulette33A johnmartin20907mlf@c.mustdoindubai.com 156.230.193.20
    202:8108:8125:100:22:5251:10:89 202:8108:8125:100:22:5251:10:89 120.40.130.70
    210:3781:405:1:55:434:88:860 210:3781:405:1:55:434:88:860 120.40.130.70
    richardmartinez6064gkjq richardmartinez6064gkjq@c.gsavps.xyz 196.51.55.191
    VincentLanders finlaylynette@solstris.com 181.215.16.247
    svetlanazakipe svetlanazakipe@mail.ru 162.158.167.44
    jenniferdavis2989es1i jenniferdavis2989es1i@b.resorts-in-asia.com 172.71.159.81
    vishnu vishnu@example.com 120.40.130.70
    UZABianca9349 stepaniejamila@solstris.com 144.48.52.31
    ElyseBroyles6 elysebroyles6@3fb9.biopsynetwork.store 174.178.51.199
    2001:100:2410:600:205:26:395:84 2001:100:2410:600:205:26:395:84 120.40.130.70
    slpyfzsorv slpyfzsorv@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    contacto contacto@ofyv.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    marinakenode marinakenode@mail.ru 172.69.23.183
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    a.ll.a.maslov.a207.7 a.ll.a.maslov.a207.7@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    everetthec nicolas@debarrasmaisonperpignan.fr 165.140.118.5
    abe.dow27 abe.dow27@jam.earnlivez.net 104.22.20.142
    QKQEdwardo edwardobinford41@stuff.mxdood.com 191.101.92.183
    JacintoMattison jacintomattison44@nor.mxdood.com 181.215.16.216
    Mildred mcchandler@mindspring.com 2600:4041:51:3000:29:0:43:
    ivanfaliso ivanfaliso@mail.ru 172.69.135.14
    DonBryan69 akalym675756aga@sorok4.fun 45.95.116.18
    Millie mcchandler@mindspring.com 2600:4041:51:3000:29:0:43:
    AlonzoBalser3 alonzobalser36@stuff.mxdood.com 196.196.254.21
    rudolphmullah90 rudolphmullah90@miverix.zerivo.eu 120.40.130.70
    Estella32W estellaspahn80@nor.mxdood.com 154.16.69.146
    ImogeneChurch imogenechurch72@9885.scalesurge.io 23.19.82.220
    CatalinaHeffner catalinaheffner48@stuff.mxdood.com 144.48.52.169
    marilynn-varoli45 marilynn-varoli45@healthypplevery.org 120.40.130.70
    pavelnaciti pavelnaciti@mail.ru 104.22.18.54
    GuyS9604574042 guyparkhill26@slow.pettin.com 102.165.55.40
    CamillaRider415 camillarider53@hell.milkgg.com 223.29.254.45
    waai8stccwnc waai8stccwnc@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    prosavmobi1981 prosavmobi1981@mail.ru 172.69.23.184
    darcibannan83 darcibannan83@sky.pettin.com 104.22.18.53
    PLRClint900937 elizabeththomas78552815@c.mustdoindubai.com 72.57.65.189
    DrewGriswold04 drewgriswold5980@grumm.pl 5.157.55.137
    joiechristenson joiechristenson@anonmails.de 95.164.245.25
    maureen.brassolura maureen.brassolura@healthypplevery.org 142.147.111.149
    genia-synnot69 genia-synnot69@idealifepulse.com 172.71.159.81
    HattiePease1105 hattie-pease@grumm.pl 134.255.243.31
    LillianFluharty lillianfluharty34@nor.mxdood.com 154.16.69.173
    nellycelia nellycelia@veauly.com 172.69.23.184
    hwalucio hwalucio@solstris.com 104.22.18.53
    ferneoflaherty1645 ferneoflaherty1645@koes.justdied.com 172.69.135.13
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    merledark80 merledark80@slow.pettin.com 172.69.135.13
    EmanuelBancks1 matthewgonzalez8486flwt@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 23.236.236.123
    FranklinQuiles0 ilsejacklyn@solstris.com 102.165.55.40
    hectorpettey7 hectorpettey7@slow.pettin.com 172.69.135.14
    JosefinaCho8349 josefina-cho49@d17d.scalesurge.io 23.82.81.240
    MarianneJ10 mariannefurman86@fiber.pettin.com 102.165.53.105
    KenCastanon7 ferneoflaherty1645@koes.justdied.com 114.10.46.244
    luther-villalobos82 luther-villalobos82@9885.scalesurge.io 104.22.20.143
    RowenaBernier rowenabernier5@toy.pettin.com 181.215.16.116
    JanellBurdette judiek4chuski@gmx.com 68.234.47.182
    NoeFlinchum johnbrown40065nsc@a.pattaya-mega.com 23.236.236.82
    MichelleBinney michellebinney40@nor.mxdood.com 102.165.53.166
    MichaleGerace christopherbrown49288lcw@c.pattaya-mega.com 196.51.110.67
    info info@example.net 120.40.130.70
    iwseihzknw iwseihzknw@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.net 120.40.130.70
    AnnmarieO34 annmariedelatte11@dad.mxdood.com 181.215.16.216
    NeilLabilliere9 neillabilliere32@only.veauly.com 191.101.114.223
    202:2121:10:37:5:146:10:5313 202:2121:10:37:5:146:10:5313 120.40.130.70
    DeniseLedger6 denise.ledger97@5af4.justicarneo.website 38.154.67.215
    delorasivory delorasivory@jiangwy.one 162.158.167.43
    QuintonL18 karenmartinez390l72v@c.gsasearchengineranker.com 64.188.3.179