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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 - 14 Aug 2026 11:46 AM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,429
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    Philomena78J philomenalaster44@stuff.mxdood.com 191.101.114.39
    deanaisaac29 deanaisaac29@no.mxdood.com 206.232.5.203
    galina.shilova.98 galina.shilova.98@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    535782280 535782280@qq.com 120.40.130.70
    senya.budayev.05 senya.budayev.05@bk.ru 120.40.130.70
    naomi-danks16 naomi-danks16@healthypplevery.org 139.180.5.141
    tacusol-6816 tacusol-6816@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    LorenOrsin sarahdavis4810q00z@gsasearchengineranker.shop 217.60.120.211
    AleciaQ2759 aleciaoreilly5729@northgablestudio.com 196.196.194.238
    tacusol-6816 tacusol-6816@mail.ru 10.42.102.190
    2001:8:710:732:00:1:29:2 2001:8:710:732:00:1:29:2 120.40.130.70
    patriciagarcia4432eoex patriciagarcia4432eoex@b.blog-stuff.com 217.60.161.12
    gleb.neskazhu gleb.neskazhu@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    frederickmccombs frederickmccombs@anonmails.de 186.179.63.103
    ArlenArchie lindabrown4226wft8@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 72.57.64.199
    rachelsasdo9715 rachelsasdo@163.com 156.253.1.75
    2600:651:500:0:329:895:262:29 2600:651:500:0:329:895:262:29 120.40.130.70
    rachelsasdo9715 rachelsasdo@163.com 94.158.20.248
    patrickleung1997 patrickleung1997@gmil.com 2605:100:10:5583:03:8638::4637
    gxlkehzlzp gxlkehzlzp@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    6urma1da 6urma1da@gmial.com 120.40.130.70
    www.anzroyal.com+www.anz.com+b3b111700020834+22210 www.anzroyal.com+www.anz.com+b3b111700020834+22210 120.40.130.70
    LorriSiddins50 floridaohea7489@spambog.ru 89.124.94.93
    worldpolitics.com++t3leads.com++unionsquaretms.com worldpolitics.com++t3leads.com++unionsquaretms.com 120.40.130.70
    charliehutcheson2740 charliehutcheson2740@anonmails.de 104.28.246.127
    TaniaFreed55 johngarcia9857pnw0@c.bestvpsfor.xyz 217.60.161.115
    KathleneIbarra genniegormly@discardmail.com 89.124.94.93
    stratjv stratjv@proton.me 20:5600:144:21::26
    stratjv stratjv@proton.me 142.204.100.186
    SaraKinney011 deweyjoslyn9031@anonmails.de 89.124.94.93
    servicio.afore servicio.afore@xxi-banorte.com 120.40.130.70
    LeslieBoose0 markmartinez2300jocs@c.travel-e-store.com 196.51.164.168
    user user@example.com 120.40.130.70
    kweviprg kweviprg@analismail.com 64.31.3.126
    ahnibrou ahnibrou@analismail.com 64.31.3.126
    rbgckkkc rbgckkkc@ishowfirstmail.com 64.31.3.126
    Jeffery22L jefferyprather9042@tiptopmail.top 193.58.104.27
    lin.ks.8.9.m.a.st lin.ks.8.9.m.a.st@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    nobody nobody@example.com 120.40.130.70
    GSNBlondell blondellbishop62@rti.relucius.com 152.232.221.161
    lin.k.s.89m.a.s.t. lin.k.s.89m.a.s.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    SamuelZiz jasperruby828@ohmyspins.com.de 64.112.184.210
    2herterttg 2herterttg@anonmails.de 209.50.181.90
    johndoe johndoe@example.com 120.40.130.70
    magi magi@ufanet.ru 120.40.130.70
    khusainov khusainov@ufanet.ru 120.40.130.70
    blank blank@example.com 120.40.130.70
    uikvnulf uikvnulf@analismail.com 64.31.3.126
    jenniferjackson6147myxn jenniferjackson6147myxn@c.verifiedlinklist.com 107.173.217.177
    a a@example.com 120.40.130.70
    karukovden karukovden@ufanet.ru 120.40.130.70
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    PaulaE70222703 juliennedakota@solstris.com 102.165.53.34
    FaeJameson23761 fae.jameson@3bf4.zouytr.xyz 217.60.127.226
    NolanNorthcott1 nolannorthcott.6953@beastmail.biz 193.58.104.129
    stepaniechurch-coccola91 stepaniechurch-coccola91@healthypplevery.org 69.58.78.67
    lancer lancer@www.example.com 120.40.130.70
    test test@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    stapuntril1990 stapuntril1990@mail.ru 120.40.130.70
    Misha sonia.misha20131994@gmail.com 46.211.156.129
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    Christopher chrisvandermeer.remoteadvisor@gmail.com 179.1.155.36
    Thomashiy cliftoncass1997@polosmail.com 104.28.214.125
    Breanna9580 breanna.breanna81@varexe.fuc.best 31.134.6.56
    BOTDanielle daniellepridham82@9365.zouytr.xyz 196.196.222.148
    Kay21M622791178 thomaslopez1956lxir@gsasearchengineranker.com 172.245.216.78
    CalebDarwin opu@webtoteam.shop 193.58.104.91
    dr-vdv dr-vdv@ya.ru 109.124.254.139
    GladisMorley55 gladismorley6@slide.veauly.com 102.165.55.40
    FrancineBellino klaudiachadwick@solstris.com 102.165.55.164
    office office@digitalmarketing.md 120.40.130.70
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    you you@example.com 120.40.130.70
    dashika79 dashika79@mail.ru 82.144.66.59
    work work@example.com 120.40.130.70
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    CarmineKnapp tedtia@solstris.com 223.29.254.45
    tester tester@example.com 120.40.130.70