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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 - 18 Jun 2026 12:26 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,688
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    virginiaquirk virginiaquirk@zikozikoqq.shop 172.71.154.178
    jodyessex5657 jodyessex5657@nanatha.academy 162.158.167.121
    TerryGiron terrygiron95@pound.milkgg.com 154.16.69.58
    blockchain_development maryannemcquade5729@edankeunwe.site 171.25.193.25
    christelatherton christelatherton@1secmail.com 172.71.154.179
    tanishaleake30 tanishaleake30@tume.juxal.org 185.158.106.80
    blockchain_development maryannemcquade5729@edankeunwe.site 171.25.193.38
    blockchain_development maryannemcquade5729@edankeunwe.site 45.66.35.22
    LourdesPearson8 barbaraanderson6334tswh@a.gsasearchengineranker.co 156.241.204.85
    omar omar@h4cker.org 120.40.130.70
    RoseanneNeilsen roseanneneilsen87@issue.mxdood.com 152.89.128.68
    ortftjzh ortftjzh@legenmail.com 64.31.3.126
    francescamaskell79 francescamaskell79@tuti.oxilv.com 120.40.130.70
    karlshorter97 karlshorter97@print.veauly.com 120.40.130.70
    202:03:8768:7901:580:95:0:144 202:03:8768:7901:580:95:0:144 120.40.130.70
    HongKula4098 o.x.im.us.7.77l.d.5nvg.3.9gr@gmail.com 193.93.230.200
    jodilennon53 jodilennon53@nut.mxdood.com 162.158.167.121
    200:235:20:801:182:14:303:5 200:235:20:801:182:14:303:5 120.40.130.70
    CalebFarnsworth calebfarnsworth39@nor.mxdood.com 191.101.114.68
    fun-mooc.unmindful269 fun-mooc.unmindful269@passinbox.com 120.40.130.70
    CarsonGriggs56 carsongriggs2@trick.veauly.com 196.196.254.163
    rick.frogatt rick.frogatt@mailcity.com 120.40.130.70
    nannettecastellano74 nannettecastellano74@tuti.claxyn.com 120.40.130.70
    net-abuse net-abuse@twitter.com 120.40.130.70
    tsouthern tsouthern@twitter.com 120.40.130.70
    CeceliaBeadle90 dessiecarla@solstris.com 144.48.52.117
    lilyhoss lilyhoss@mailmenot.io 162.158.167.121
    so.k.ol.qu.een.f.o.r.ev.e.r so.k.ol.qu.een.f.o.r.ev.e.r@gmail.com 172.69.22.87
    Sunny25486 sunnyhawthorne93@hell.milkgg.com 196.196.254.131
    carolyn.foll14 carolyn.foll14@sparklerise.com 104.22.20.142
    vvwljnerkv vvwljnerkv@rambler.ru 191.96.150.162
    sally-held sally-held@d0ce.ahplumbingnc.club 172.71.154.178
    Daniele40X danielecrick66@fiber.pettin.com 196.198.13.165
    gaylefreeleagus81 gaylefreeleagus81@pound.milkgg.com 104.22.17.127
    BarryDurden5380 wgaov8r89@nestmailbox.com 67.215.225.88
    waldokotai waldokotai@kudagacor.fun 104.22.20.143
    WendiIcely4967 janbeatriz@solstris.com 177.234.143.137
    andrewmartinez99708ez3 andrewmartinez99708ez3@f.welcometotijuana.com 120.40.130.70
    donteselle donteselle@asia.dnsabr.com 120.40.130.70
    KeriMungomery99 kerimungomery56@dear.mxdood.com 191.101.92.224
    DewayneG37 dewayneharvill95@yell.milkgg.com 191.101.114.68
    andrewmartinez99708ez3 andrewmartinez99708ez3@f.welcometotijuana.com 120.40.130.70
    casgogo241 casgogo241@blogwebsite.top 120.40.130.70
    MaikSpringer1 maikspringer68@keep.cdfaq.com 102.165.53.235
    maritzadavis3443 maritzadavis3443@thodianamdu.com 172.69.22.86
    imogenlehman9331 imogenlehman9331@hotbird.giize.com 172.71.159.82
    tacusol-6816 tacusol-6816@mail.ru 172.69.135.14
    LateshaIfl lateshagloeckner64@stuff.mxdood.com 154.16.69.250
    MarcelaLandseer marcelalandseer5@.mxdood.com 102.165.55.40
    202:1808:125:1123:11:3517:0:517 202:1808:125:1123:11:3517:0:517 120.40.130.70
    202:1810:57:7500:6:777:806:8132 202:1810:57:7500:6:777:806:8132 120.40.130.70
    MariMain497 wsamoryssr89@nestmailbox.com 67.215.230.133
    SofiaAsche897 sofiaasche48@trick.veauly.com 223.29.254.158
    mcabalquinto mcabalquinto@twitter.com 120.40.130.70
    susan.susan susan.susan@gebule.geemail.cc 64.49.36.24
    deonkittelson deonkittelson@dmxs8.com 104.22.17.127
    dillonmcneely61 dillonmcneely61@fast.veauly.com 104.22.17.126
    net-abuse net-abuse@twitter.com 120.40.130.70
    rlewis7 rlewis7@wi.rr.com 65.28.176.198
    HeikeSessums heikesessums92@last.muzaco.com 102.165.55.133
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    damon.rowley damon.rowley@4711.ahplumbingnc.club 172.71.159.82
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    xyz xyz@example.com 120.40.130.70
    testuser testuser@example.com 120.40.130.70
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    boycecarboni4094 boycecarboni4094@saudiroofing.top 107.174.231.187
    gas1 gas1@webtoteam.shop 172.69.22.86
    gcdietrich gcdietrich@cantleydietstg.wpengine.com 120.40.130.70
    DeanaThornton6 wsolemeir89@nestmailbox.com 67.215.230.6
    vickiepell vickiepell@bd.dns-cloud.net 172.71.159.81
    edmundblanchard2576 edmundblanchard2576@dvd.dns-cloud.net 162.158.167.121
    DorrisSatterfiel wsqueekyikisor89@nestmailbox.com 67.215.225.181
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
    202:03:870:300:941:70:74:99 202:03:870:300:941:70:74:99 120.40.130.70
    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70