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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 - 5 Nov 2026 9:43 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,501
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    antonio-clifford antonio-clifford@emailgsa6.xyz 172.71.159.77
    thony thony@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    nzlluasz nzlluasz@blackfirsta.com 120.40.130.70
    test test@example.com 120.40.130.70
    luongthimaiha luongthimaiha@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    kellie kellie@amy.chris.pop3node.digital 2.56.10.36
    stephanparmley1099 stephanparmley1099@supporter.website 172.69.22.187
    gxmc gxmc@xmc.pl 172.71.154.95
    ramiro.farquharson ramiro.farquharson@pestshielders.com 104.22.17.112
    xavier-xavier xavier-xavier@hedoso.goodmail.world 104.22.20.61
    Michaelphike ivanfuvuso@mail.ru 178.20.45.182
    longdt longdt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    ganievamasha199326 ganievamasha199326@inbox.ru 120.40.130.70
    loannt loannt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    thiennt thiennt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    HollyMcKeon brutvc68@gmx.com 192.171.82.239
    2806:109:1:19:71:982:16:25 2806:109:1:19:71:982:16:25 120.40.130.70
    202:8108:987:700:135:5:371:9928 202:8108:987:700:135:5:371:9928 120.40.130.70
    Toi tonigigante@hotmail.com 79.113.21.82
    linhtk linhtk@merchizefactory.com 120.40.130.70
    tagemidlu1971 tagemidlu1971@mailnorms.com 172.71.154.94
    linhthm linhthm@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    rerkgeemong98 rerkgeemong98@mail.ru 172.71.159.77
    manhmd manhmd@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    jb86 jb86@127.0.0.1 120.40.130.70
    linhpk linhpk@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    2804:2140:83:5900:583:13:915:71 2804:2140:83:5900:583:13:915:71 120.40.130.70
    angleacable angleacable@hidebox.org 104.22.17.113
    betinkka122 betinkka122@wp.pl 193.228.123.80
    DelbertMur christopherlopez84524m74@b.indexpulse.app 192.186.170.105
    seerlayu seerlayu@mail.ru 162.158.167.221
    kzobbmeu kzobbmeu@glorzomail.com 172.69.134.8
    linhctt linhctt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    wapeocontgi wapeocontgi@mail.ru 104.22.20.60
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    ewieduko ewieduko@mail.ru 172.71.154.95
    thelerner yraj8080@gmail.com 2401:4900:973:06:02:0:5:3007
    gary.nomadlife gary.nomadlife@proton.me 89.251.0.19
    micheline.woollard3 micheline.woollard3@mailus.thebillieholiday.click 172.69.22.187
    zogtekbdxrhnzhzybm zogtekbdxrhnzhzybm@aool.com 120.40.130.70
    lienht lienht@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    gary.nomadlife gary.nomadlife@proton.me 89.251.0.65
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    RolandInhip woodf.o.r.dj.a.meson.4@gmail.com 89.124.72.75
    lananhpt lananhpt@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    olesya.zhukova.1994 olesya.zhukova.1994@bk.ru 104.22.17.113
    doylelininger3684 doylelininger3684@brookmoor.one 172.69.22.186
    ernestina.allison ernestina.allison@1aa7.diyarescnewcv.xyz 199.187.210.54
    sydkk88com h.ov.anth.uc116@gmail.com 80.79.6.90
    ramylgilmanov ramylgilmanov@mail.ru 104.23.170.144
    PercyPerivolaris juliannmarquis9132@anonmails.de 146.103.125.111
    khanhtm khanhtm@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    Stevendweva betwenerto@list.ru 95.142.47.113
    2804:5168:2:1:44:14:01:173 2804:5168:2:1:44:14:01:173 120.40.130.70
    grazyna-beach89 grazyna-beach89@1254.sikk.net 120.40.130.70
    seerlayu seerlayu@mail.ru 172.71.159.78
    sebritalpo sebritalpo@mail.ru 172.71.159.77
    yaroslavnoluki yaroslavnoluki@mail.ru 172.69.134.8
    mlonanlout1985 mlonanlout1985@mail.ru 162.159.113.69
    hoangch hoangch@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    NicolasBic christophersmith4107t0uw@f.theindexer.click 198.23.178.163
    caawbydbe5qq7xb3cxi6ee4y4b6fxbwymmxinvhjpkdwkfaiqw caawbydbe5qq7xb3cxi6ee4y4b6fxbwymmxinvhjpkdwkfaiqw 120.40.130.70
    2601:540:101:190:97:7291:321:09 2601:540:101:190:97:7291:321:09 120.40.130.70
    hoaint hoaint@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    gabibesb gabibesb@glorzomail.com 172.69.134.9
    hoadonketoan hoadonketoan@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    oiosamoma oiosamoma@mailkolnet.com 120.40.130.70
    hoab hoab@foobla.com 120.40.130.70
    natiya.abraamyan natiya.abraamyan@mail.ru 172.68.229.116