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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 Mar 2026 2:34 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,066
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Rita69E52298 rita-gaines@muralbythesea.co.uk 196.240.104.141
    redaroderic5325 redaroderic5325@mailmenot.io 193.151.55.200
    valerakimuvo valerakimuvo@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    ScarlettManuel scarlettmanuel@support.51tiemo.com 156.242.51.17
    bogdan232137 bogdan232137@list.ru 120.40.130.70
    Te_tligm_malson_12 fehomel100@seaswar.com 108.181.18.42
    xnrhnprnow xnrhnprnow@rambler.ru 172.71.154.178
    osbbkyiv osbbkyiv@volunteplo.com.ua 146.19.125.50
    2804:168:85:100:828:183:40:83 2804:168:85:100:828:183:40:83 120.40.130.70
    GabrieleLibby14 jerry@neoxinet.com 193.43.159.200
    galina-parshina galina-parshina@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    WinfredValasquez leonreva@solstris.com 196.196.254.163
    LenoraCate647 junkodwayne@solstris.com 191.101.114.39
    seriner seriner@cialis-otc.com 5.3.217.89
    matthewwilson4007ibe2 matthewwilson4007ibe2@b.welcometotijuana.com 152.232.160.252
    JuliusMerriam6 tedtia@solstris.com 154.16.69.173
    samara-demole samara-demole@aafd.realtemiz.xyz 192.126.168.208
    MitziDickey mitzidickey32@feed.cdfaq.com 144.48.52.102
    gitapreciado81 gitapreciado81@cool.muzaco.com 162.158.167.133
    natashanatasha natashanatasha@xebasu.fckmail.online 104.22.17.126
    MinnaSauceda5 minnasauceda96@feed.cdfaq.com 191.101.92.83
    BerryCongreve49 myrtleleila@solstris.com 103.221.232.229
    michaeldavis1107ol13 michaeldavis1107ol13@b.verifiedlinklist.com 38.154.66.181
    xnrhnprnow xnrhnprnow@rambler.ru 84.239.42.148
    AshleyCoeft danna.k.94133049@rambler.ru 135.181.119.248
    202:46:304:0:83:49:071: 202:46:304:0:83:49:071: 120.40.130.70
    jvwgrdxdbk jvwgrdxdbk@rambler.ru 84.239.42.148
    denishasibley100 denishasibley100@ca3d.realtemiz.xyz 192.126.143.172
    jonelleselig-8369 jonelleselig-8369@mublog.web.id 89.19.57.105
    DorethaJoslyn doretha-joslyn5966@myemailhostonline.shop 172.255.83.48
    EbonyForan wdyspnoeamhr81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.128.59
    WalkerBurdine72 walker.burdine@usgeek.org 183.198.172.249
    ElizabetNorthfie elizabet-northfield@usgeek.org 183.198.172.249
    macleodrick macleodrick@cialis-otc.com 5.164.198.29
    terpnipeedde1978 terpnipeedde1978@mailopenz.com 172.71.154.179
    utewhitely8715 utewhitely8715@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.235
    stevenmiller7141ks3f stevenmiller7141ks3f@c.mustdoindubai.com 162.158.167.134
    jills jills@neo.rr.com 170.247.222.85
    KarriBobbi melvinseward@stecuste.cyou 69.48.202.178
    ZulmaS49542089 zulmabritt-1887@admiralx777spins.top 72.56.145.22
    2804:2488:6081:30:91:1676:43:27 2804:2488:6081:30:91:1676:43:27 120.40.130.70
    dolnovam dolnovam@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    SuzetteHartford wenessepay0or81@nestmailbox.com 152.89.128.97
    Silvia5143 marymartinez587583yu@b.welcometotijuana.com 152.232.163.230
    moffnimp moffnimp@smallbutnaughty.com 172.71.158.69
    ArielWhite7501 ariel-white9765@admiralx777spins.top 72.56.147.169
    vbakab72 vbakab72@aviator-game-best.com 46.8.106.3
    charlesmartin2270i3oq charlesmartin2270i3oq@b.blog-stuff.com 104.223.4.153
    ameliakortig9902 ameliakortig9902@t.woeishyang.com 172.69.23.194
    vaniaheath8088 vaniaheath8088@0815.ru 172.69.134.82
    charlesmartin9902cl5l charlesmartin9902cl5l@a.travel-e-store.com 192.126.234.215
    jamesdavis2123t2j jamesdavis2123t2j@c.verifiedlinklist.com 152.232.164.253
    williammartin6236xksn williammartin6236xksn@b.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.33.211
    karengonzalez22482be9 karengonzalez22482be9@f.welcometotijuana.com 196.51.60.247
    info8 info8@informtomsk.store 104.22.20.235
    maritabrunskill24 maritabrunskill24@list.cdfaq.com 172.71.158.69
    a a@xelo.pro 140.228.86.62
    2001:43:800:1600:690:534:7:679 2001:43:800:1600:690:534:7:679 120.40.130.70
    p.etrta.ta.rs.k.yhom.e.wo.rk.1.98.7.2.20.5. p.etrta.ta.rs.k.yhom.e.wo.rk.1.98.7.2.20.5.@gmail. 45.91.22.33
    markrodriguez5369fngr markrodriguez5369fngr@b.travel-e-store.com 80.71.159.40
    CassandraMayo janbeatriz@solstris.com 23.95.81.223
    meagantheissen23 meagantheissen23@fun-ss.com 27.34.64.178
    jennyjenny73 jennyjenny73@yizifi.pokemonica.online 162.158.167.134
    ForestWolf1 forestwolf98@seat.muzaco.com 196.198.13.159
    op.u.g.uh.evu.j.78 op.u.g.uh.evu.j.78@gmail.com 109.248.204.127
    uvxngpjn uvxngpjn@wildbmail.com 185.255.126.46
    MarceloOlden klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 23.95.81.223
    hilariofarkas8494 hilariofarkas8494@mublog.web.id 172.71.158.68
    uvxngpjn uvxngpjn@wildbmail.com 185.255.126.135
    nickolaswhitaker37 nickolaswhitaker37@fog.blyxen.org 197.155.200.150
    WaylonStra waylon-strack@seoai.band 209.50.162.96