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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 - 2 May 2026 5:06 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,219
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    madaptpeg madaptpeg@ak.gy 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::538 2001:410:305:2100::538 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:8125:100:496:31:8999:42 202:8108:8125:100:496:31:8999:42 120.40.130.70
    leo.quinonez leo.quinonez@emailgsa8.xyz 162.158.167.134
    LouisaLeichhardt louisaleichhardt8@sise.elyquin.com 206.214.82.235
    jamewiliams65 jamewiliams65@bdfe.thomasin.online 104.22.20.143
    suwiqwxn suwiqwxn@duhastmail.com 172.69.23.194
    p.e.trt.atars.k.yh.o.mewor.k.1.9.87.220.5 p.e.trt.atars.k.yh.o.mewor.k.1.9.87.220.5@gmail.co 185.194.178.198
    madaptpeg madaptpeg@ak.gy 120.40.130.70
    tamarabrett tamarabrett@qna.beachtenenglisch.click 104.22.17.126
    valmcdonald valmcdonald@openlandguide.xyz 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:9508:300::77:87:813 202:1810:9508:300::77:87:813 120.40.130.70
    202:1808:4:3980:982:7277:68:9 202:1808:4:3980:982:7277:68:9 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:305:2100::479 2001:410:305:2100::479 120.40.130.70
    rickieshurtleff rickieshurtleff@fintechistanbul.net 172.71.158.69
    Cherie6529 cherieblaxcell22@these.veauly.com 45.125.245.208
    NTDLatashia latashiadumas25@trick.veauly.com 23.81.230.194
    202:8071:5160:100:559:9:498:140 202:8071:5160:100:559:9:498:140 120.40.130.70
    tan503 tan503@ak.gy 120.40.130.70
    GayleMancuso390 gaylemancuso79@nut.mxdood.com 154.16.69.173
    FWKKarine14 kristeenwinifred@solstris.com 196.198.13.67
    tan503 tan503@ak.gy 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:701:1100::8588 2001:410:701:1100::8588 120.40.130.70
    patriciasmith662836ey patriciasmith662836ey@c.travel-e-store.com 120.40.130.70
    2001:410:601:1100::496 2001:410:601:1100::496 120.40.130.70
    NonaQqz06239229 wfaughnj1vdr85@nestmailbox.com 152.232.53.87
    patriciasmith662836ey patriciasmith662836ey@c.travel-e-store.com 104.22.20.143
    JohnRoche4 junkodwayne@solstris.com 191.101.114.68
    LeighCribbs4617 leighcribbs41@yell.milkgg.com 45.125.245.141
    202:810:128:5300:192:5:42:91 202:810:128:5300:192:5:42:91 120.40.130.70
    202:03:822:101:6869:766:116:7666 202:03:822:101:6869:766:116:7666 120.40.130.70
    LouellaPumphrey louellapumphrey12@pound.milkgg.com 102.165.54.227
    melinda.melinda melinda.melinda@susame.pos.coupons 172.71.158.69
    Tanya5338699236 tanyacornwell79@.mxdood.com 103.221.232.103
    VanCowlishaw055 hwalucio@solstris.com 102.165.53.200
    grover-sowers78 grover-sowers78@opentravellersrest.click 172.69.23.193
    IsabellRicketts tamiaubrey@solstris.com 102.165.55.40
    Fredrick8491 leonreva@solstris.com 102.165.54.218
    box006 box006@justmail.click 120.40.130.70
    JohnnyMagnus55 arturoshannan@solstris.com 181.215.16.247
    a a@xelo.pro 92.234.224.196
    williammartinez7250m2gc williammartinez7250m2gc@verifiedlinklist.com 172.71.158.68
    DessieHebblethwa dessiehebblethwaite7@stuff.mxdood.com 144.48.52.235
    victoriaheitmann89 victoriaheitmann89@what.mxdood.com 172.71.154.179
    IveyRadke5450 tedtia@solstris.com 45.125.245.187
    202:3100:581:00:450:3:46:7 202:3100:581:00:450:3:46:7 120.40.130.70
    tishabozeman tishabozeman@mailmenot.io 172.71.154.178
    stasburifu stasburifu@mail.ru 172.69.134.83
    effiefelts effiefelts@1secmail.com 120.40.130.70
    TeriHooton jamesjohnson7736ei5a@verifiedlinklist.com 173.232.124.136
    202:03:8880:100:6139:85:0:4930 202:03:8880:100:6139:85:0:4930 120.40.130.70
    WillySee5625170 willysee1@stuff.mxdood.com 154.16.69.250
    MoisesPhan15836 moisesphan56@only.veauly.com 45.125.245.141
    WilbertCaldwell wilbertcaldwell88@nut.mxdood.com 102.165.53.252
    AliIan7159899270 samualmclaren@anonmails.de 89.124.94.93
    202:03:8880:100:6139:85:0:4930 202:03:8880:100:6139:85:0:4930 120.40.130.70
    claudiaba.n.dmann8.3@gmail.com claudiaba.n.dmann8.3@gmail.com 51.210.32.231
    dmitry.petrov dmitry.petrov@casinotds.xyz 172.69.23.194
    HarveyCorser0 aleishagerste2302@anonmails.de 45.134.253.54
    Mel3335059 salechevarria@anonmails.de 5.183.130.172
    marylopez8873pzkb marylopez8873pzkb@welcometotijuana.com 172.69.23.193
    JayNoj36392240 jayvogler21@yell.milkgg.com 103.221.232.171
    joannjoann71 joannjoann71@kepare.loop.mom 172.71.158.69
    170 170@kirisbygood.fun 104.22.20.143
    202:1810:0:00:26:331:32:80 202:1810:0:00:26:331:32:80 120.40.130.70
    fosterkline85 fosterkline85@fenava.elyquin.org 120.40.130.70
    2003::51:433:3770:750:411:562 2003::51:433:3770:750:411:562 120.40.130.70
    siroscafoun1986 siroscafoun1986@mailopenz.com 172.71.158.69
    glendarau11 glendarau11@put.pettin.com 172.71.154.179
    RosemaryCamacho wcomputare6er85@nestmailbox.com 167.160.165.184
    202:1810:9508:300:08:334:29:6 202:1810:9508:300:08:334:29:6 120.40.130.70
    adrienemarquez4826 adrienemarquez4826@dvd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.154.179
    NathanStirling mmph55@blogwebsite.top 204.217.128.179
    202:1810:9508:300:08:334:29:6 202:1810:9508:300:08:334:29:6 120.40.130.70
    p.e.a.ches.sv.an.essa p.e.a.ches.sv.an.essa@gmail.com (empty)
    StephanUlrich9 stephanulrich10@only.veauly.com 102.165.53.105