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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 - 15 Feb 2026 3:00 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,001,128
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    subjectname subjectname@example.com 120.40.130.70
    r.eg.gi.eth.e.ma.st.e.r.333. r.eg.gi.eth.e.ma.st.e.r.333.@gmail.com 172.98.32.140
    BernardScaddan gloria@uraplive.com 45.3.40.75
    ron.dutcher ron.dutcher@2048.my 104.22.20.178
    NiklasOconner niklasoconner43@cool.muzaco.com 196.242.178.32
    2003::73:5461:21:2821:418:665 2003::73:5461:21:2821:418:665 120.40.130.70
    ingridmalizia4232 ingridmalizia4232@mailmenot.io 135.136.0.73
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    network-team-security-owner network-team-security-owner@lists.torproject.org 120.40.130.70
    RosellaLeichhard rosella-rosella100@yifogu.water.tattoo 216.26.234.158
    qnsffzbe qnsffzbe@eblanomail.com 162.158.167.35
    lindamiller2370w2tu lindamiller2370w2tu@a.travel-e-store.com 172.71.154.179
    JoycelynMackinto joycelyn.joycelyn74@besuba.goodmail.world 216.26.234.154
    a.gge.t85h.o.vard. a.gge.t85h.o.vard.@gmail.com 84.239.43.151
    tor-community-council-owner tor-community-council-owner@lists.torproject.org 120.40.130.70
    wileypeak7966 wileypeak7966@ggrainn.com 172.71.158.69
    MiguelAshford75 miguel.miguel78@faxuna.blogbliss.site 45.3.36.213
    nealhinchcliffe4391 nealhinchcliffe4391@imhotester.forum 46.8.155.17
    janinahellyer janinahellyer@officecombine.com 104.22.17.127
    GenieFrick3030 geniefrick51@art.fanficforum.com 196.51.15.223
    SamaraMaria samara.samara@poworu.goodmail.world 65.111.0.28
    kayvancouver3901 kayvancouver3901@pow-pows.com 130.185.154.166
    uohbsnml uohbsnml@tubermail.com 185.255.126.97
    DelWicken291346 3@solatog.online 192.144.59.198
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    lavondartnell46 lavondartnell46@cool.muzaco.com 104.22.17.126
    basilia basilia@a.fruitingbodymushrooms.online 23.229.3.92
    Odin odin.wertzu@gmail.com 2003:6:511:228:01:6316:16:941
    200::10:5958:6:5052:9:987 200::10:5958:6:5052:9:987 120.40.130.70
    sylviabetts25 sylviabetts25@horse.pettin.com 172.69.23.194
    202:420:5:5337:950:14:14:99 202:420:5:5337:950:14:14:99 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    penni.lassiter51 penni.lassiter51@cloudcourier.xyz 172.71.158.69
    pai pai@desiparatha.online 103.91.128.93
    202:420:5:5337:950:14:14:99 202:420:5:5337:950:14:14:99 120.40.130.70
    AnnieTrenerry0 3@solatog.online 192.144.59.198
    PamMcMurtry03 pammcmurtry14@cool.muzaco.com 191.96.252.202
    SuzetteRylah028 suzettesuzette87@mipuna.tele.christmas 209.50.170.237
    professoraugusto.curitiba professoraugusto.curitiba@gmail.com 61.69.223.75
    LinoKim13103 lino.lino@fabuka.mailbook.xyz 45.3.51.156
    marcelpocock marcelpocock@bd.dns-cloud.net 23.105.159.22
    SethToler274634 3@solatog.online 192.144.59.198
    JocelynOram08 jocelynoram92@cool.muzaco.com 196.242.178.101
    SheliaNarvaez sheliashelia54@porage.hawkmail.digital 104.207.44.210
    isnic isnic@1984.is 120.40.130.70
    myles.whitacre myles.whitacre@cloudparcels.xyz 172.71.158.68
    domains domains@1984.is 120.40.130.70
    cynet.demo cynet.demo@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    paulinaoctoman5173 paulinaoctoman5173@cryptoboss-slt.top 72.56.158.87
    jkay jkay@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    intsupport intsupport@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    nicolasbarham nicolasbarham@8.dnsabr.com 172.71.158.68
    a-rares-vlad a-rares-vlad@safetechro.onmicrosoft.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    AundreaGooch5 aundreagooch51@list.cdfaq.com 196.242.195.147
    JasonAndersen5 jason.andersen55@1626.kasc1lk.xyz 45.33.145.124
    AndreFreame04 andrefreame92@broad.ehomu.com 196.242.195.206
    202:24:4127:400:45:2:5015:102 202:24:4127:400:45:2:5015:102 120.40.130.70
    pgelkggawMn pgelkggawMn@aviator-game-best.com 46.8.11.180
    2001:410:701:1100::365 2001:410:701:1100::365 120.40.130.70
    madelinebrackman28 madelinebrackman28@role.cdfaq.com 172.71.158.68
    dieter.brunton dieter.brunton@imhotester.forum 46.8.22.240
    ColetteClayton5 sofiaperez28310vuy4@seoautomationpro.com 23.226.137.227
    alximikkobra9 alximikkobra9@emailn.de 120.40.130.70
    202:03:807:501:6:965:865: 202:03:807:501:6:965:865: 120.40.130.70
    CarriFortin0777 matthewfox@leantechy.xyz 196.51.252.221
    report-phishing-checkpoint report-phishing-checkpoint@safetechcyber.com 120.40.130.70
    amiracewi amiracewi@lifestyle-de.com 172.71.158.69
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    email email@example.com 120.40.130.70
    zenker-k zenker-k@t-online.de 162.158.167.36
    edsphnki edsphnki@duhastmail.com 166.1.186.201
    Neville5231 4@solatog.online 91.184.245.127
    BrittneyPerl4 gloria@uraplive.com 65.111.0.248
    mollyfernando9193 mollyfernando9193@waroengpremium.com 104.22.20.222