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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 - 28 Feb 2026 2:46 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,965
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    TinaHenn768274 mohammedcampbell32747iox6@seoautomationpro.com 115.187.53.71
    LanoraPaulsen lanorapaulsen8318@muralbythesea.co.uk 165.231.45.20
    owen-blewett7590 owen-blewett7590@fpsinformer.xyz 172.71.154.179
    BlondellMacBain blondellblondell@bazaza.socialmail.sbs 216.26.231.209
    maudebrune maudebrune@0815.ru 185.158.104.121
    michaeldavis1107ol13 michaeldavis1107ol13@b.verifiedlinklist.com 38.154.177.39
    suzannaodowd2981 suzannaodowd2981@hidebox.org 37.60.244.188
    joanne.hillgrove23 joanne.hillgrove23@mitts85.lumbermilltricks.com 104.233.53.34
    norinerenard26 norinerenard26@drda29.dynainbox.com 185.207.99.30
    izhtcy66 izhtcy66@aviator-game-best.com 46.8.16.10
    danielmoore7512ovlg danielmoore7512ovlg@c.travel-e-store.com 172.71.158.68
    miguel.reasoner23 miguel.reasoner23@contact.carenmiosga.click 23.83.87.156
    annie-funkhouser62 annie-funkhouser62@contact.carenmiosga.click 198.46.174.4
    barryturner barryturner@contact.carenmiosga.click 196.196.31.154
    reaganogilvie9637 reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 92.112.155.2
    billy-dundas44 billy-dundas44@contact.carenmiosga.click 196.198.13.34
    julieoleary26 julieoleary26@bd.dns-cloud.net 104.22.20.235
    2803:180:171:67:8167:17:641:54 2803:180:171:67:8167:17:641:54 120.40.130.70
    2802:8013:058:00:40:5113:115:38 2802:8013:058:00:40:5113:115:38 120.40.130.70
    ErmaAtherton4 johngarcia9227wppg@a.gsasearchengineranker.com 98.158.233.245
    HiltonPrin hilton.printz@greenrose18.funny3delements.com 104.239.115.161
    KOVTracy5056919 tracy.gagner@slgdaily.xyz 161.115.226.81
    peter.renate.roemer peter.renate.roemer@t-online.de 91.47.181.237
    AlejandrinaHercu julissafong@info-radio.ml 198.154.80.30
    elizabethjohnson6727hjzd elizabethjohnson6727hjzd@travel-e-store.com 107.174.232.229
    2400:00:2001:254:10:656:42:4764 2400:00:2001:254:10:656:42:4764 120.40.130.70
    2603:9004:800:4183:45:71:1:44 2603:9004:800:4183:45:71:1:44 120.40.130.70
    BrandenGre brandengrey81@simo.dravix.org 216.213.28.68
    ernestclaude ernestclaude@trashmailr.com 172.69.134.82
    danielbrown9854pwod danielbrown9854pwod@welcometotijuana.com 104.22.17.126
    RebeccaA62 rebeccapreiss-5711@slgdaily.xyz 196.198.13.62
    stephaniaboyles5902 stephaniaboyles5902@anonmails.de 109.68.210.12
    rickymarcum rickymarcum@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.193.159.13
    wiltonrayburn3725 wiltonrayburn3725@anonmails.de 104.22.17.126
    8c44672235576306f9428d3c81ac66d5 theonefr12@proton.me 201:0:19:7800:92::65:26
    BernieThorn5 berniethorn19@support.51tiemo.com 154.193.159.125
    philliscrenshaw philliscrenshaw@support.51tiemo.com 162.158.167.134
    GQGFannie mckinleyyoungblood7731@cayxupro5.com 196.199.10.179
    2001:410:701:1100::8588 2001:410:701:1100::8588 120.40.130.70
    WadeBalsil patriciawilliams7659kjd4@e.welcometotijuana.com 45.135.162.35
    reaganogilvie9637 reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 82.22.245.95
    LaneShepar krisspradling6077@dvd.dns-cloud.net 110.137.36.78
    Cornell99P cornelldanforth@pertomail.top 80.71.159.87
    ringo216omarahmedringo216 ringo216omarahmedringo216@outlook.com 202:452:1407:0:130:111:92:819
    NelsonVanzetti nelson.nelson22@muvima.searchmail.club 209.50.171.63
    jnnyqzro jnnyqzro@vargosmail.com 172.71.154.179
    binhit915 binhit915@ak.gy 162.158.167.134
    RolandDiggles18 rolanddiggles@bittermail.site 80.71.154.37
    JohannaHilyard9 charleslopez948t473@e.welcometotijuana.com 198.245.76.238
    c.l.in.i.c.f.or.hi.mw.ash.in.gto.n c.l.in.i.c.f.or.hi.mw.ash.in.gto.n@gmail.com 104.22.20.234
    mmph18 mmph18@blogwebsite.top 172.71.158.69
    lieselotteloftis64 lieselotteloftis64@4048.scalesurge.io 23.105.5.127
    torrimacdonald torrimacdonald@hypespinz.buzz 104.22.20.235
    AureliaOat reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 82.25.245.102
    2001:861:5242:4380:3226:709:31:643 2001:861:5242:4380:3226:709:31:643 120.40.130.70
    AlonzoClaflin alonzo-claflin-960@bittermail.site 80.71.154.197
    2001:162:7562:00:25:5:56:27 2001:162:7562:00:25:5:56:27 120.40.130.70
    rpop-test99 rpop-test99@feiprovbearslis.cf 172.69.23.193
    202:640:354:601:693:20:746:544 202:640:354:601:693:20:746:544 120.40.130.70
    dave dave@lmarketing.com 2600:1003:47:374:28:1:16:89
    tonjastoltz2182 tonjastoltz2182@0815.ru 104.22.20.235
    anya.genger anya.genger@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    KathyCalla reaganogilvie9637@koes.justdied.com 82.26.246.83
    starfallproductionsllc starfallproductionsllc@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    shelli-wasinger shelli-wasinger@classroom6x.gg 172.69.134.83
    darinbuck darinbuck@anonmails.de 109.248.138.189
    BrandieDaw vyaeqkoj@bekommenmail.com 154.195.108.155
    andreamichelleofficial andreamichelleofficial@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    MalloryBarnum17 dessiecarla@solstris.com 191.96.95.242
    matthewjohnson9315v0hv matthewjohnson9315v0hv@b.travel-e-store.com 192.186.173.158
    omarhernandez74814rd8t omarhernandez74814rd8t@seoautomationpro.com 104.22.17.127
    franciscopilgrim1464 franciscopilgrim1464@emailwizardbox.shop 172.69.134.83
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