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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 - 11 Aug 2026 7:04 PM Unique Bot Signatures: 10,000,859
    Bot Name Bot Email Bot IP From
    EvelyneCap patriciawilson9451n84k@b.mustdoindubai.com 196.51.103.243
    RCKNoel532894 kenjimurphy189363emt@d.seoautomationpro.com 81.92.194.149
    FJJTamera68 stevenhernandez5211x9l1@c.gsasearchengineranker.co 78.157.213.188
    kiabest2394 kiabest2394@pw.epac.to 178.252.180.59
    2001:8:710:732:00:1:29:2 2001:8:710:732:00:1:29:2 120.40.130.70
    secure secure@nsmall.com 120.40.130.70
    cathleen-kennedy5804 cathleen-kennedy5804@candy96.fun 195.63.29.24
    petrovlt3hi petrovlt3hi@rambler.ru 152.232.73.36
    robertgonzalez9382mnt robertgonzalez9382mnt@c.gsavps.xyz 81.92.195.91
    whitneymj3 whitneymj3@syy3110.msci28.postmark-relay.top 192.42.116.17
    mhikochi mhikochi@proton.me 120.40.130.70
    bernardo.espinosa4455 bernardo.espinosa4455@candy96.fun 217.181.85.103
    MagnoliaShelley magnolia-magnolia@kajava.kosmos.mom 185.94.33.152
    l.i.nk.s8.9m.a.s.t l.i.nk.s8.9m.a.s.t@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    lozhkinun197 lozhkinun197@rambler.ru 152.232.68.26
    MargretMorgans thomasanderson9283b47t@c.travel-e-store.com 152.232.53.113
    JasminMatra4635 jasmin-matra5390@t2-gmail.eu.cc 104.207.44.12
    li.nks8.9ma.st. li.nks8.9ma.st.@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    CedricDisher3 timothyransom@0815.ru 187.13.182.85
    l.i.n.ks.89.m.as.t. l.i.n.ks.89.m.as.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    mploki123 mploki123@maildrop.cc 120.40.130.70
    adfxrumzej adfxrumzej@rambler.ru 120.40.130.70
    rhea.thao rhea.thao@marvelo.xyz 162.244.146.76
    li.nk.s.89mast li.nk.s.89mast@gmail.com 104.28.214.128
    hectordaley1831 hectordaley1831@candy96.fun 217.181.89.100
    zisabellarancesz zisabellarancesz@126.com 142.93.202.130
    zoliiamaarleyoz zoliiamaarleyoz@163.com 131.222.251.47
    alisha.lanier-7290 alisha.lanier-7290@marvelo.xyz 152.44.101.228
    zmasonexaxd zmasonexaxd@163.com 41.220.17.62
    zmasonexaxd zmasonexaxd@163.com 5.188.190.218
    2600:118:264:701:32:0:75:70 2600:118:264:701:32:0:75:70 120.40.130.70
    li.n.ks89.m.ast li.n.ks89.m.ast@gmail.com 104.28.246.127
    mosesfoye4489 mosesfoye4489@candy96.fun 217.181.85.54
    jefferyhardacre jefferyhardacre@marvelo.xyz 139.180.3.200
    john.danks9583 john.danks9583@candy96.fun 195.63.22.118
    vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3 vuydkndihdkndyjdbfjhdkhdihfj3@gmail.com 120.40.130.70
    alicialightfoot2969+F9 alicialightfoot2969+F9@gmail.com 146.19.125.70
    twhite203 twhite203@cogeco.ca 2001:1970:561:3600:35:1917:72:41
    grimesbrun grimesbrun@karamelka-mail.online 109.248.205.196
    omerluckett3390 omerluckett3390@candy96.fun 195.63.30.203
    cherepanova0rq7e cherepanova0rq7e@rambler.ru 152.232.66.169
    luanneverson4922 luanneverson4922@candy96.fun 195.63.30.42
    paulrodriguez9441zeo paulrodriguez9441zeo@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 72.57.65.87
    alfiehorn5 alfiehorn@mailtech.ro 71.125.4.146
    marco-gorgo marco-gorgo@take-ur-vites.org 167.160.74.165
    stefaniebalsillie stefaniebalsillie@anonmails.de 194.156.97.100
    OJHJeanett andrewwilliams16324px7@budgetthailandtravel.com 38.154.47.136
    julius.congelosi77 julius.congelosi77@healthypplevery.org 158.62.210.202
    alma-allie alma-allie@mailtech.ro 107.152.98.5
    micheline.higgin8431 micheline.higgin8431@candy96.fun 217.181.86.155
    j.h.mullino.jr j.h.mullino.jr@gmail.com 2601:900:8286:830:85:578:5:4598
    support support@thedeckstore.com 162.159.113.83
    20:8142:9948:205:32:4:4:702 20:8142:9948:205:32:4:4:702 120.40.130.70
    202:3100:581:100:5044:1641:16:11 202:3100:581:100:5044:1641:16:11 120.40.130.70
    popova.hc74e popova.hc74e@rambler.ru 152.232.68.108
    zlusshulze zlusshulze@126.com 203.19.38.114
    windy.mcquiston2607 windy.mcquiston2607@candy96.fun 195.63.29.220
    li.n.k.s.89.m.ast li.n.k.s.89.m.ast@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    lynwoodmccoy9553 lynwoodmccoy9553@candy96.fun 217.181.84.72
    202:3100:581:100:5044:1641:16:11 202:3100:581:100:5044:1641:16:11 120.40.130.70
    claudiacoolidge5416 claudiacoolidge5416@candy96.fun 195.63.29.220
    LouiseFsk456345 lesterma1996@gmx.com 152.44.101.169
    support support@thedeckstore.com 109.236.89.97
    li.n.ks.8.9.ma.s.t. li.n.ks.8.9.ma.s.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.125
    matthewmartinez1752xvef matthewmartinez1752xvef@b.bestvpsfor.xyz 120.40.130.70
    yong.broadnax yong.broadnax@vmail.cam 120.40.130.70
    aqbxamkyfjtfiqvemp aqbxamkyfjtfiqvemp@yahooo.com 120.40.130.70
    financialservices-taxdepartment financialservices-taxdepartment@tranetechnologies. 120.40.130.70
    li.nk.s89m.a.s.t. li.nk.s89m.a.s.t.@gmail.com 104.28.246.128
    inboundsharedotmplanningteam inboundsharedotmplanningteam@tranetechnologies.com 120.40.130.70
    leannafairweather445 leannafairweather445@spambog.ru 154.201.74.75
    dahlquisthvacandplumbing dahlquisthvacandplumbing@gmail.com (empty)
    suzanna-hickman7968 suzanna-hickman7968@candy96.fun 195.63.22.203
    juliemreeves juliemreeves@proton.me 2401:006:04:7601:284:349:5489:88
    JoseDiaz info@globaltermitesolutions.com 2603:8000:60:710:31::9667:895
    adelamattos5785 adelamattos5785@candy96.fun 195.63.19.172
    jordanmccafferty jordanmccafferty@zhendeaiai.top 5.157.17.43