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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 - 27 Feb 2026 2:39 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,348
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    christoper-coulombe christoper-coulombe@9253.scalesurge.io 172.69.134.83
    2804:168:603:68:552:009:097:13 2804:168:603:68:552:009:097:13 120.40.130.70
    202:464:368:0::7:1358:669 202:464:368:0::7:1358:669 120.40.130.70
    RheaWcj5174444 janbeatriz@solstris.com 23.94.5.35
    2001:410:305:2100::538 2001:410:305:2100::538 120.40.130.70
    LeilaniJowett25 leilanijowett96@lower.ehomu.com 191.101.250.199
    2001:410:404:200::5843 2001:410:404:200::5843 120.40.130.70
    Arlene4543 tedtia@solstris.com 191.101.250.19
    DrusillaSidwell leamcgahey@anonmails.de 154.195.97.163
    KitYus09365367 starlalayman@anonmails.de 154.196.49.158
    ShanonAnsell barbaraqwp.mooreotr154@gmx.com 169.150.237.13
    brazhnikov.jaroslav brazhnikov.jaroslav@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    Berenice93X berenicedullo@kuj.scarbour.com 104.238.30.40
    grimjou grimjou@live.ru 120.40.130.70
    nika20074 nika20074@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    m.vladimir-656 m.vladimir-656@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    yasshapayev yasshapayev@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    ConcettaLeventha alexanderbobadilla@anonmails.de 166.1.192.149
    201:00:61:00:809:912:144:3066 201:00:61:00:809:912:144:3066 120.40.130.70
    lunin54 lunin54@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    maryannewessel maryannewessel@23.8.dnsabr.com 172.69.23.194
    shatkovani shatkovani@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    oksana55001 oksana55001@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    anita.testerman anita.testerman@admiralx-cvf.top 72.56.157.113
    malik24082011 malik24082011@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    nelli.nurgalina nelli.nurgalina@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    lillierosales1240 lillierosales1240@minhanhvpn.com 196.197.25.230
    simplementems simplementems@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    jntimofeeva0 jntimofeeva0@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    avtografgpa avtografgpa@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    prokohader prokohader@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    79028010364 79028010364@net.ru 120.40.130.70
    rpop-test81 rpop-test81@bubbpinhalppo.ml 104.22.17.126
    anutakiller1 anutakiller1@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    user15807476415e384b79aeba1 user15807476415e384b79aeba1@crm.com 120.40.130.70
    galinakolinko galinakolinko@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    AnnelieseCazares anneliesecazares96@cold.muzaco.com 23.95.204.221
    vetn0019 vetn0019@nexus.ox.ac.uk 120.40.130.70
    adalbertobenny.3526 adalbertobenny.3526@xplayfortuna-rewardhub.com 72.56.155.191
    nadia.yaroslavtzeva nadia.yaroslavtzeva@yandex.ru 120.40.130.70
    rpop-test89 rpop-test89@pocebo.ga 185.61.216.219
    katiasnejkova katiasnejkova@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    minervaheney minervaheney@monyal.sbs 154.16.4.217
    matthewwilson2318v5em matthewwilson2318v5em@a.travel-e-store.com 172.69.23.194
    johnnystrout1278 johnnystrout1278@ssl.tls.cloudns.asia 172.71.158.69
    franziskaabbott franziskaabbott@ramenbetofficial777.top 162.158.167.133
    barbaramartinez6135yz6w barbaramartinez6135yz6w@a.welcometotijuana.com 192.241.113.212
    JettaWilken topone4@blogwebsite.top 74.114.150.244
    EugeniaJef marsharoberson@gmailot.com 198.145.79.182
    delilahvinson8219 delilahvinson8219@imhotester.forum 109.248.138.21
    blair-blair blair-blair@jecuxa.pos.coupons 216.26.233.99
    elsiewurfel80 elsiewurfel80@anonmails.de 172.71.158.69
    h.asey.iq.e.w.ol.u.49 h.asey.iq.e.w.ol.u.49@gmail.com 162.158.167.134
    EmeliaJefferson groversalamanca1980@anonmails.de 166.1.204.147
    CorrineMen corrinemenard@tachmason.com 23.108.4.237
    Hayden72H92 wtxmadelene@gmx.com 169.150.237.13
    MaricelaSummy1 dongmaple8536@anonmails.de 154.195.97.163
    rochelle-spear rochelle-spear@gularte73.browndecorationlights.com 172.71.154.178
    202:03:819:100:317:05:260:645 202:03:819:100:317:05:260:645 120.40.130.70
    a.mma.r..sau.dd.i.n a.mma.r..sau.dd.i.n@gmail.com 172.69.23.194
    JeanReal4 keithfrome@bd.dns-cloud.net 217.218.152.127
    AngusCrane73280 helenaparent@anonmails.de 45.134.253.54
    lane-ripley14 lane-ripley14@ce39.scalesurge.io 23.105.5.114
    denisegabel denisegabel@mailmenot.io 104.22.20.235
    thomasgarcia8584u2r7 thomasgarcia8584u2r7@b.budgetthailandtravel.com 198.245.76.229
    JodiHargrave607 jodi-hargrave@81d9.scalesurge.io 23.105.5.57
    KentStratton68 kentstratton@087b.scalesurge.io 172.241.142.125
    joeydoe-649 joeydoe-649@backlinkswp.com 216.180.106.91
    Emilio ilse.h.berger@gmail.com 87.223.224.173
    jruizp jruizp@circulodecredito.com.mx 120.40.130.70
    penelope11 submissions@arch20.me 172.102.202.243
    Gabriela59 gabrielaeather57@jornaldoestado.top 103.104.20.195