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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 - 12 Nov 2026 6:50 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,277
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    merox1836 merox1836@gerodot.uk 172.69.135.159
    edythe-powlett edythe-powlett@711c.seoseo2027thailand.com 162.158.167.222
    Dennisten k.eithy2art.e.rbe.rr.y.rl@gmail.com 37.187.28.212
    robertwilson5244x7mw robertwilson5244x7mw@b.theindexer.click 192.186.170.100
    2806:105:19:585:70:701:1697:760 2806:105:19:585:70:701:1697:760 120.40.130.70
    marvinn marvinn@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    huepth huepth@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    huelt huelt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    luyentt luyentt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    brigittecolon1313 brigittecolon1313@jiangwy.one 104.22.20.61
    lucdt lucdt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    StormyMaco oliverweber84996byko@d.seoautomationpro.com 192.126.166.66
    hrmerchize hrmerchize@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    JasminAycock23 wfenjuverisxqer97@nestmailbox.com 172.255.94.88
    samanthatomczak694 samanthatomczak694@koes.justdied.com 172.69.22.187
    latashabreedlove.388 latashabreedlove.388@hello-word-2026.store 172.69.135.159
    202:3100:5:4900:503:740:899:66 202:3100:5:4900:503:740:899:66 120.40.130.70
    hoavx1 hoavx1@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    nuser nuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    hoaltm hoaltm@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    muzammilzahoor053bugguide muzammilzahoor053bugguide@gmail.com 2606:541:1:14::53:36
    alliesima alliesima@veauly.com 104.22.17.113
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lyle.easton lyle.easton@d17d.scalesurge.io 23.81.121.237
    melody-angela melody-angela@81d9.scalesurge.io 23.81.121.11
    kandice-elliot1251 kandice-elliot1251@marvelo.xyz 172.71.154.94
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:987:700:885:970:0:1794 202:8108:987:700:885:970:0:1794 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:5:4900:503:740:899:66 202:3100:5:4900:503:740:899:66 120.40.130.70
    hoadondientu hoadondientu@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1808:71:4905::164:93 202:1808:71:4905::164:93 120.40.130.70
    latisha.maudsley28 latisha.maudsley28@emailgsa2.xyz 172.71.154.94
    c.s.m.hull c.s.m.hull@uva.nl 120.40.130.70
    thepurplebanquetrestaurant thepurplebanquetrestaurant@gmail.com 2401:4900:139:2938:682:7065:6179:7
    sharynstrunk4199 sharynstrunk4199@superemailbox.shop 172.69.135.159
    hinhtv hinhtv@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    aliza.mcburney.7292 aliza.mcburney.7292@jarnet.com 162.158.167.222
    linhtn linhtn@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    202:1808:71:4905::164:93 202:1808:71:4905::164:93 120.40.130.70
    lettiekenneally15 lettiekenneally15@enarix.zerivo.eu 172.69.22.187
    mullo mullo@ambulatoriodelsole.it 162.158.167.221
    l.j.m.nassen l.j.m.nassen@uva.nl 120.40.130.70
    HorstLichtrer what@will.be 87.122.159.11
    JefferyBernal markjackson6079oodw@a.theindexer.shop 64.188.13.155
    khoatcb khoatcb@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    Sergio sergio.martinez13@hotmail.com 84.125.101.64
    HansPansen hans.pansen@x3c.info 87.122.159.11
    katherinmckinlay22 katherinmckinlay22@win.mxdood.com 104.22.20.60
    202:8108:987:700:606:66:189: 202:8108:987:700:606:66:189: 120.40.130.70
    icloud icloud@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    hienpt hienpt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    medaltera medaltera@podbor-zaima-online.ru 172.71.154.94
    katefrencham7396 katefrencham7396@mailcatch.com 172.69.135.160
    hienlt1 hienlt1@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    mel.i.ssa12.90.99. mel.i.ssa12.90.99.@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    200:10:4353:17:187:4227:285:5583 200:10:4353:17:187:4227:285:5583 120.40.130.70
    li.n.ks89.m.as.t. li.n.ks89.m.as.t.@gmail.com 157.173.4.39
    havt havt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    christophermartin8963kdtd christophermartin8963kdtd@d.enlacesgsa.com 172.69.135.160
    hanhptm hanhptm@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    hangtt1 hangtt1@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    roscoe.hyman roscoe.hyman@brookmoor.one 172.69.22.187
    huyenntt huyenntt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70