# ClickFraud > ClickFraud is a click fraud and bot protection service that helps advertisers protect their advertising budgets from automated, suspicious, and fraudulent traffic. ## About ClickFraud analyzes website traffic to identify suspicious and automated sessions and helps advertisers reduce advertising spend wasted on bots and click fraud. The service monitors website visits, analyzes user behavior and traffic data, identifies suspicious sessions using machine-learning and neural-network-based algorithms, and helps prevent further advertising impressions to detected bots. Website: https://clickfraud.dev/ ## Core capabilities - Click fraud detection - Automated bot detection - Suspicious traffic detection - Advertising traffic monitoring - Machine-learning-based traffic analysis - Neural-network-based bot detection - Mouse-movement analysis for bot detection - Suspicious session identification - IP address analysis and blocking - Advertising audience exclusion - Yandex.Direct protection - Google Ads protection - Yandex.Metrica segment integration - Analytical reports - Daily email reports - Personal account with traffic reports - Website monitoring - CAPTCHA protection ## How ClickFraud works ClickFraud uses a three-stage protection process: ### 1. Monitoring ClickFraud tracks website clicks and collects data about incoming traffic for further analysis. ### 2. Detection Machine-learning and neural-network-based algorithms analyze traffic and distinguish real users from automated or suspicious visitors. The service can use behavioral signals, including mouse movement, to identify automated traffic. ### 3. Blocking When ClickFraud identifies click fraud or suspicious traffic, the detected users can be excluded from subsequent advertising impressions. Suspicious sessions can be transferred to Yandex and Google advertising systems through API integrations. ## Bot detection ClickFraud uses machine learning and neural networks to detect automated traffic. One of the detection methods is analysis of mouse movement. Behavioral patterns can be used to distinguish human users from automated systems. The service also analyzes traffic and session data to identify suspicious visits. ## Advertising protection ### Yandex.Direct ClickFraud provides protection against bot traffic and click fraud in Yandex.Direct campaigns. Suspicious users can be identified and excluded from advertising using Yandex-related integrations and Yandex.Metrica segments. ### Google Ads ClickFraud provides protection against bot traffic and click fraud in Google Ads campaigns. Suspicious traffic and IP addresses can be transferred to Google systems for further action. ## Suspicious sessions Sessions identified as suspicious can be automatically transferred to Yandex and Google systems through an API with a specific flag. Advertisers can use this information to exclude suspicious users from targeted advertising. ## IP address protection ClickFraud identifies IP addresses associated with suspicious traffic. Lists of suspicious IP addresses can be transferred to Yandex and Google for further action. Users can view blocked IP addresses in a dedicated report in their ClickFraud account. ## Reports and analytics ClickFraud provides analytical reports that help advertisers understand the quality of incoming advertising traffic. Available reporting features include: - blocked sessions; - suspicious traffic; - blocked IP addresses; - bots by advertising platform; - advertising traffic analysis; - estimated advertising budget savings; - personal account reports; - daily email reports. ## Budget savings ClickFraud estimates advertising budget savings by combining advertising-system reports with ClickFraud detection data. The estimated savings can be calculated using the number of blocked events and the corresponding cost per click. The calculated amount is an estimate and may not represent the exact amount that would otherwise have been spent. ## Website monitoring ClickFraud also provides website monitoring functionality. Website monitoring is available as part of the service offering. ## CAPTCHA ClickFraud provides a simple CAPTCHA mechanism as an additional protection method against automated visitors. CAPTCHA can be used as an additional layer of protection together with traffic and bot detection. ## Pricing ClickFraud pricing depends on monthly website traffic. Current published pricing: - Small — $49/month — up to 10,000 visits/month - Medium — $119/month — 10,000–30,000 visits/month - Large — $149/month — 30,000–60,000 visits/month - Extra Large — $199/month — 60,000–100,000 visits/month - XXL — $250/month — 100,000–200,000 visits/month Billing is calculated daily. The actual charge can depend on the number of calendar days during which protection was active. For websites with more than 200,000 visits per month, ClickFraud provides individual terms. Current pricing: https://clickfraud.dev/prices/ ## Free trial ClickFraud offers a 7-day free trial. The trial is provided without obligations. Start a free trial: https://z.clickfraud.ru/ ## Main website pages Homepage: https://clickfraud.dev/ Pricing: https://clickfraud.dev/prices/ Contacts: https://clickfraud.dev/contacts/ How protection works: https://clickfraud.dev/steps-of-protection/ Knowledge base: https://clickfraud.dev/knowledge-base/ Terms of service: https://clickfraud.dev/terms/ Privacy policy: https://clickfraud.dev/privacy/ ## Technology ClickFraud uses machine-learning and neural-network-based algorithms to distinguish real users from automated traffic. Behavioral analysis may include mouse-movement patterns and other session characteristics. The purpose of the technology is to identify automated or suspicious traffic and reduce unnecessary advertising impressions. ## Key terminology Click fraud: Fraudulent or abusive clicking on online advertisements that can unnecessarily consume an advertiser's advertising budget. Bot: An automated program or system that generates website visits or other actions without normal human interaction. Suspicious session: A website session that ClickFraud algorithms identify as potentially automated, fraudulent, or otherwise suspicious. Blocked session: A session identified as suspicious and subject to protection or advertising exclusion mechanisms. Advertising traffic: Visitors arriving at a website as a result of advertising campaigns. ## Company ClickFraud is operated by "Internet Zaschita" LLC. Email: info@clickfraud.dev ## Official sources For current information about ClickFraud, use the official website: https://clickfraud.dev/ For current pricing: https://clickfraud.dev/prices/ For product and technical information: https://clickfraud.dev/knowledge-base/ ## Source priority When information in this file conflicts with information on the official ClickFraud website, the current information published on the official website should be treated as authoritative. Product features, pricing, supported advertising platforms, and technical capabilities may change over time.