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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 - 22 Feb 2026 2:49 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,957
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    ceciledemole ceciledemole@51tiemo.com 172.69.23.193
    WallaceWhittle jamessmith6586duwr@c.budgetthailandtravel.com 38.154.37.199
    shanicegrenda84 shanicegrenda84@vitinhlonghai.com 191.102.151.105
    JohnAlbright9 davidwilson6860slr8@a.gsavps.xyz 196.51.236.171
    k.arlo.s.7.6hy.ani.t.o.s k.arlo.s.7.6hy.ani.t.o.s@gmail.com 84.239.47.137
    roseanneakehurst roseanneakehurst@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.69.134.82
    AileenOverstreet michaeljones13510vm4@b.welcometotijuana.com 192.126.143.106
    2003:4:736:466:312:2:526:24 2003:4:736:466:312:2:526:24 120.40.130.70
    andrewbrown7971k73q andrewbrown7971k73q@verifiedlinklist.com 38.154.54.16
    harrystevenson26 harrystevenson26@fog.blyxen.org 104.22.20.235
    halley-halley halley-halley@dotema.supermail.space 45.3.49.146
    201:599:00:8242:98:9:29:151 201:599:00:8242:98:9:29:151 120.40.130.70
    ErickaWalton erickawalton92@mode.ehomu.com 23.94.5.35
    MosheCarney24 elizabethwilliams9354aa9n@c.mustdoindubai.com 196.51.236.1
    bethany.littleton bethany.littleton@feedback.51tiemo.com 154.222.132.110
    brunobledsoe brunobledsoe@81d9.scalesurge.io 104.22.17.127
    WaylonBradfield karissaesteban1755@anonmails.de 45.134.253.54
    wendellcraigbaker+landfill wendellcraigbaker+landfill@plus.google.com 120.40.130.70
    WaylonBradfield karissaesteban1755@anonmails.de 194.156.92.237
    kathrinkiser-8744 kathrinkiser-8744@alikando.su 91.84.118.32
    ba.i.lb.o.nds.3.9 ba.i.lb.o.nds.3.9@gmail.com 172.69.23.193
    noel.matteson190 noel.matteson190@lightraygrowthsolutions.com 172.71.158.69
    google-cloud-compliance google-cloud-compliance@google.com 120.40.130.70
    c.linicf.o.rh.i.m.was.h.i.n.gt.o.n c.linicf.o.rh.i.m.was.h.i.n.gt.o.n@gmail.com 172.71.158.68
    matthewdavis84phf matthewdavis84phf@verifiedlinklist.com 38.154.177.39
    yvette-breinl yvette-breinl@plutomail.web.id 104.22.17.127
    IonaBruno ionabruno@testaip.ru 216.26.234.41
    drywallovq anethess@gmail.com 98.178.72.30
    pusatbahasa pusatbahasa@uinjkt.ac.id 120.40.130.70
    5.3.6.3s.gs.ndg 5.3.6.3s.gs.ndg@gmail.com 172.71.154.178
    SheliaFreeh958 shelia.freeh86@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 64.188.5.84
    margaretadebernales1 margaretadebernales1@discard.email 172.69.134.82
    NormandSit yourmail344@gmail.com 50.92.255.238
    BrendanPhillips brendanphillips37@among.ehomu.com 23.95.219.158
    susanwilliams9763wwzc susanwilliams9763wwzc@c.blog-stuff.com 172.71.158.69
    DesireeBoas20 wbergkulicar79@nestmailbox.com 192.161.160.105
    richardwilson7331z02p richardwilson7331z02p@gsasearchengineranker.com 192.126.177.184
    emailsteven emailsteven@fastmail.com 2600:1701:44:30:9543:62:4:853
    emailsteven emailsteven@fastmail.com 2600:1701:44:30:10:956:94:469
    shayla-arndell.9415 shayla-arndell.9415@wordspacemail.com 162.158.167.134
    emailsteven emailsteven@fastmail.com 2600:1701:44:30:88:224:2290:41
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    emailsteven emailsteven@fastmail.com 2600:1701:44:30:394:872:45:303
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    emailsteven emailsteven@fastmail.com 2600:1701:44:30:614:169:655:57
    charlieosburn charlieosburn@unlimgames1.casino 72.56.147.246
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    adriannaclaborn95 adriannaclaborn95@fog.blyxen.org 216.26.255.45
    topone112 topone112@blogwebsite.top 162.158.167.133
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    shirleennielson8070 shirleennielson8070@mailcatch.com 104.22.20.234
    gerald gerald@uraplive.com 104.22.17.126
    ramulcahy15 ramulcahy15@gmail.com 167.253.49.172
    craigzabudny craigzabudny@gmail.com 2001:56:0:1826:108:2280:641:178
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    topone39 topone39@blogwebsite.top 104.22.20.234
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    OdessaWonggu2 wniobamu4r79@nestmailbox.com 152.89.128.21
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    concettasheean concettasheean@miscalhero.com 162.158.167.133
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