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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 Aug 2026 5:06 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,139
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    TraceyThacker2 lindamoore87648udy@c.blog-stuff.com 217.60.161.196
    202:1808:1:144:04:424:72:254 202:1808:1:144:04:424:72:254 120.40.130.70
    202:267:980:440:0:8000:0:17 202:267:980:440:0:8000:0:17 120.40.130.70
    diego.1989.richard diego.1989.richard@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    serkank serkank@logo.com.tr 120.40.130.70
    MatildaMcDavid3 matildamcdavid98@nut.mxdood.com 181.215.16.219
    VernellVarney5 vernellvarney38@toy.pettin.com 102.165.54.218
    m.ic.haelryan.635.6 m.ic.haelryan.635.6@gmail.com 185.121.235.41
    stasburifu stasburifu@mail.ru 10.42.206.17
    svetlanazakipe svetlanazakipe@mail.ru 195.2.78.191
    Ferdinand4320 ferdinandsymonds69@nut.mxdood.com 102.165.54.7
    lyokhapolaso lyokhapolaso@mail.ru 195.2.84.198
    Williamcar 2terhhuji@anonmails.de 104.207.44.100
    li.n.k.s.8.9.m.a.st li.n.k.s.8.9.m.a.st@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    Virgil0685 virgilmurnin85@just.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.252
    Anne8208644 annefregoso42@trick.veauly.com 191.101.114.68
    richardwilson3049pdv3 richardwilson3049pdv3@a.mustdoindubai.com 94.229.71.65
    stuart-wallner61 stuart-wallner61@51tiemo.com 195.63.28.96
    IsabelleWinkel susantaylor7855vt2g@a.blog-stuff.com 81.92.195.110
    202:1810:134:900:76:210:72:6951 202:1810:134:900:76:210:72:6951 120.40.130.70
    alina-chebotaryova alina-chebotaryova@mail.ru 46.62.29.22
    202:1810:134:900:76:210:72:6951 202:1810:134:900:76:210:72:6951 120.40.130.70
    LuisaBrune46217 luisabrune46@put.pettin.com 102.165.53.105
    jenikojoseph123 jenikojoseph123@gmail.cim 146.19.125.70
    l.u.z.i.ci.d.i.ro.1.53 l.u.z.i.ci.d.i.ro.1.53@gmail.com (empty)
    nanconingham nanconingham@t.woeishyang.com 45.3.49.55
    link93610 link93610@93rus.myjino.ru 104.22.82.160
    li.n.ks89ma.st. li.n.ks89ma.st.@gmail.com 104.28.246.126
    andrey.kladov.85 andrey.kladov.85@mail.ru 91.149.112.57
    bridgetteruyle1739 bridgetteruyle1739@1secmail.com 192.111.137.34
    lin.k.s.89ma.s.t lin.k.s.89ma.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    Josephavals li.n.ks89m.a.st.@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    aathonyusasdz3856 aathonyusasdz@163.com 5.188.159.23
    Josephavals li.n.ks89m.a.st.@gmail.com 2.56.178.88
    MammieJ35408664 mammiehuffman11@yell.milkgg.com 102.165.53.252
    202:1810:9585:400:7088:77:64:64 202:1810:9585:400:7088:77:64:64 120.40.130.70
    2600:1005:122:362:984:744:3569:913 2600:1005:122:362:984:744:3569:913 120.40.130.70
    BerylDhq82710571 berylcranwell47@.mxdood.com 196.198.13.159
    MaryellenFisken maryellenfisken22@fiber.pettin.com 144.48.52.206
    FranCooksey4 simonesells@pw.epac.to 217.60.161.89
    202:1810:280:4300:82:538:776:67 202:1810:280:4300:82:538:776:67 120.40.130.70
    YTBLuther977 keithmurray@injkrea.xyz 38.154.25.178
    SibylFiv460193 keithmurray@injkrea.xyz 38.154.186.169
    202:1808:4:838::19:3137:19 202:1808:4:838::19:3137:19 120.40.130.70
    StevenFab chernyshevvladimirru1522@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    202:1810:9508:300:601:277:944:4 202:1810:9508:300:601:277:944:4 120.40.130.70
    ElmaBanuelos08 omarwooten1991@blackfirsta.com 154.196.91.236
    DanelleDalgarno wsimrans1ngh4qr93@nestmailbox.com 81.92.195.69
    dad7070 dad7070@mail.ru 91.221.243.209
    202:1810:9508:300:601:277:944:4 202:1810:9508:300:601:277:944:4 120.40.130.70
    Rubn cubierto-tallo-7r@icloud.com 187.13.189.86
    karengonzalez7947k8hc karengonzalez7947k8hc@e.welcometotijuana.com 94.229.71.65
    MarcyMarin kalymsdfsdaga@sorok4.fun 5.157.32.100
    l.ink.s.8.9.m.a.s.t l.ink.s.8.9.m.a.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.126
    MadelaineLemus1 madelainelemus89@hell.milkgg.com 196.198.13.159
    ChadMcclung7256 chadmcclung38@only.veauly.com 154.16.69.250
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    2terhhuji 2terhhuji@anonmails.de 65.111.9.134
    Selma072628869 selma-degillern@ottopc.com 199.102.104.70
    ulrikegavin17 ulrikegavin17@armed.veauly.com 206.232.5.251
    sexwithmonkey sexwithmonkey@mail.ru 146.19.125.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    JaniceCrotty3 janicecrotty100@fast.veauly.com 144.48.52.235
    peper88 peper88@ukr.net 2607:92:901:09:1:842:0:695
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    201:0:15:680:8:331:672:37 201:0:15:680:8:331:672:37 120.40.130.70
    link93610 link93610@93rus.myjino.ru 153.72.141.131
    link93610 link93610@93rus.myjino.ru (empty)
    TimPerry6900598 ryan@equilibrium.cfd 94.46.206.135
    EZRDustin2 robbysalter1856@samaltour.site 45.117.63.158