Anti-Fraud Protection

Stop giving your ad budget to bots and unfair competitors

Click fraud (Click Fraud) is a serious threat to any business using contextual advertising in Yandex Direct or Google Ads. Competitors manually or via automated bot programs click on your paid ads, deducting money for clicks. As a result, the daily budget limit is exhausted in a few hours, and you lose real customers because your ads stop showing.

Up to **30% of the budget** in competitive verticals (finance, auto services, delivery, real estate, B2B) is wasted on fraud. We implement professional anti-fraud protection that detects suspicious activity in real time. Using behavioral analysis (tracking mouse movement, click speed, browser parameters), we instantly spot bots and automatically block their IP addresses and subnets in ad account settings.

We also help gather click log evidence for official appeals to Yandex and Google support to refund funds charged for invalid clicks.

  • Analysis of incoming ad clicks by 20+ behavioral parameters
  • Instant bot program detection based on JS tests (Canvas, Fingerprint)
  • Automatic synchronization of IP blacklists and subnets with Yandex Direct and Google Ads
  • Combating mobile fraud (blocking mobile proxy farm IP ranges)
  • Preparation of evidence reports for refunds on invalid clicks

-30%

Average ad budget savings after connecting an anti-fraud system

<50 ms

Time to evaluate a visitor and make a blocking decision by our scripts

20+

Behavioral parameters analyzed: from mouse trajectory to typing speed

0 ₽

Spend on fraud — you pay only for clicks from real potential buyers

Smart behavioral anti-fraud

Simple bots click straightforwardly. Smart botnets emulate scrolling, linger on pages, and click on random elements. Our tracker reads screen touch event coordinates and micro mouse movements, accurately detecting simulation.

Our approach

How we protect your traffic

We use advanced digital fingerprinting technologies (Fingerprinting) to block click fraudsters.

Behavioral Fingerprinting

Simple IP blocking is ineffective — bots change IPs via VPNs or mobile proxies. We collect a unique device fingerprint: screen resolution, system fonts, graphics card parameters (Canvas/WebGL), and audio drivers.

Even if the click-fraudster visits from a new IP, the system will instantly recognize their device and block ad impressions.

Blocking mobile subnets

Mobile proxy farms are often used for click fraud. Since mobile IP addresses are dynamic and belong to regular providers (MTS, Megafon, Beeline), blocking a single IP is useless.

We analyze pools of suspicious IP addresses and, upon detecting a spam attack, temporarily block proxy server ranges (/24, /16 subnets).

Log collection for refunds

Yandex Direct and Google Ads claim that they automatically filter invalid traffic. In practice, they miss up to 60% of complex fraud. We collect a detailed click log with Click_ID, exact time, and bot fingerprint.

These logs serve as irrefutable proof for advertising platform support teams to process compensation.

Stages of work

Antifraud setup process

Step-by-step workflow for tracker implementation, setting up automatic blocks, and maintaining logs.

01

JS tracker installation

We integrate a lightweight JavaScript analytics script onto your website via Google Tag Manager. The script does not slow down page loading and runs in the background.

02

API integration with ad accounts

We connect access to your Yandex Direct and Google Ads advertising accounts via API. This is required for automatic updating of blocked IP lists.

03

Filtering Rules Setup

We set limits: for example, blocking IPs that make more than 3 clicks per hour without taking target actions on the website, or users with invalid user agents.

04

Monitoring and auto-blocking

The system starts working in real time. When a bot is detected, its digital fingerprint is blacklisted, and ad impressions for it are disabled.

05

Exclusion of bot leads in CRM

We integrate anti-fraud with your CRM system. We block spam lead submissions to the CRM from form-inflating bots so managers don't waste time on empty calls.

06

Reports and compensation claims

Once a month, we generate a report on blocked traffic and saved budget. If mass attack attempts by competitors are detected, we prepare claims to Yandex/Google.

Stack

Click fraud prevention technologies

We use modern software packages and APIs to automatically filter traffic.

ClickCease & BotFAQtor

Leading cloud services for click fraud monitoring and filtering. Provide regularly updated global botnet databases and automate IP bans.

Yandex Direct / Google Ads API

Ad system APIs. Allow our software to make changes to campaign forbidden IP address lists on the fly without manual work.

FingerprintJS

Library for generating unique device identifiers. Allows recognizing a click-fraudster's specific computer or phone, ignoring IP changes.

Prices

Click Fraud Protection Pricing

Cost depends on the number of ad accounts, click volume, and refund/budget return support requirements.

Features Basic Antifraud For small local Yandex Direct campaigns 25 000 ₽/month Timeframe: from 30 days Order Popular Comprehensive protection Behavioral analysis, Yandex and Google protection 45 000 ₽/month Timeframe: from 30 days Order Enterprise Anti-Fraud Integration with CRM, legal support for refunds from 80 000 ₽/mo Timeframe: from 30 days Discuss
Number of protected ad accounts 1 account (Direct or Google Ads) up to 3 accounts simultaneously All company ad accounts
Traffic analysis methods Checking against botnet databases and IP addresses Basic Fingerprint + Behavioral JS Deep Fingerprint + Touchscreen sensor analysis
Blacklist synchronization via API Once a day Automatically (every 15 minutes) Instantly in real time
Blocking mobile proxy subnets Blocking /24 subnets Intelligent Subnet Banning by AS Provider
Generating reports for budget refund Claim template Log collection and claim writing Drafting a claim + Legal support
Integration with CRM for lead form cleaning Webhooks Setup for Lead Filtering
FAQ

FAQ about anti-click fraud

Not sure if competitors are draining your budget? Leave a request — we will conduct a free express analysis of your website logs and show the share of bot traffic.

  • What is click fraud (Click Fraud) and why are our competitors doing it?

    Click fraud is intentional clicking on your advertisements without the intention to buy a product or service. This is done for two purposes: 1) to quickly spend your daily budget limit so that your site's ads disappear from search results, making room for competitors' ads; 2) to artificially lower the CTR (click-through rate) of your ads, which will lead to an increase in cost per click for you in the auction. Clicking can be done either manually (competitors' employees) or automatically (via bot farms).
  • How does your system distinguish a real buyer from a complex click-fraud bot?

    We use behavioral analysis at the sensor and browser level. A real person behaves chaotically on a website: moves a finger across the screen with varying acceleration, pauses to read, and scrolls unevenly. A bot program, even a complex one, moves the cursor according to mathematical formulas (straight lines or perfect curves), clicks instantly after page load, and has no behavioral history. In addition, we check hidden browser parameters: if a visitor has image display disabled or masks their User-Agent, the system instantly flags them as a bot.
  • Is it realistic to get a refund from Yandex or Google for click fraud?

    Yes, it is completely realistic. Advertising systems have regulations for reviewing click quality claims. However, support will not accept a complaint like "I feel like we are being clicked". Proof is required. We collect a detailed report: the exact time of each click, transaction ID (Click ID), IP address, internet service provider (ISP), user agent, and proof that it was a bot (for example, lack of mouse movement). Based on these logs, we draw up an official claim. Yandex/Google re-check the data and return money to the account balance.
  • Does Cloudflare protect against click fraud in Yandex search ads?

    No. Cloudflare protects the website from scrapers, spammers, and DDoS attacks at the server level. But Cloudflare does not know which user came via a paid link from Yandex and which one came from organic search. It allows all standard clicks through. Protection against click fraud requires a specialized anti-fraud tracker that works in conjunction with the Yandex Direct and Google Ads API, promptly making changes directly to ad campaign settings.
Anti-Fraud Protection

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