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What happens if my Meta campaign has strong reported conversions but flat revenue?

That pattern is often caused by bot sessions firing purchase events without real customers. The algorithm sees false conversion volume and keeps optimizing toward bot-like traffic. BotRefund can...

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What happens if my Meta campaign has strong reported conversions but flat revenue?

What happens if my Meta campaign has strong reported conversions but flat revenue?

Direct Answer: That pattern is often caused by bot sessions firing purchase events without real customers. The algorithm sees false conversion volume and keeps optimizing toward bot-like traffic. BotRefund can audit your campaign with behavioral analysis to confirm. In the case study, 28% of...

What happens to my ad budget after a successful refund?

Direct Answer: When a platform approves the invalid‑click claim, the credited amount is returned to your ad account as a billing credit. This reclaimed capital can be re‑allocated to new campaigns or improve overall ROI. BotRefund also supplies the audit report for your internal...

What happens when a real user has an unusual browser setup?

Direct Answer: Unusual setups can generate anomalies, but BotRefund does not automatically call those users bots. It keeps the anomaly as evidence and cross-checks it against other signals. Privacy tools, corporate networks, travel, and unusual devices are expected to happen. The verdict only comes...

What happens when a real user has unusual behavior due to privacy software or unusual devices?

Direct Answer: They may trigger an anomaly in one check, but that does not mean they are a bot. BotRefund treats the anomaly as evidence and cross-checks it against independent data. If the other signals do not support the same story, the visitor should...

What happens when a real user has unusual behavior from a privacy tool?

Direct Answer: Genuine people can produce unexpected behavior because of privacy tools, travel, corporate networks, or unusual devices. BotRefund treats that signal as evidence, not a verdict, and cross-checks it against independent data. This prevents a single anomaly from making a real visitor look...

What happens when a real user has unusual mouse movements due to accessibility tools

Direct Answer: BotRefund does not treat a single anomaly as a bot verdict. Accessibility tools privacy software and corporate networks can create unusual mouse patterns for genuine visitors. The platform keeps the signal as evidence and cross-checks it against 105 other independent checks. The...

What is a CDP Stack Trace Trap in bot detection?

Direct Answer: The CDP Stack Trace Trap is one of BotRefund's 106 independent checks. It looks for a mismatch that a normal browsing session does not create, usually because automation tools patched or hid a browser API. BotRefund treats this signal as evidence, not...

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What is a CDP Stack Trace Trap in bot detection?

What is a cheap or free tool for identifying bot traffic on my landing pages?

Direct Answer: You can start by checking server logs for high click rates with zero interaction or using hidden honeypot fields in your forms. For a more automated approach, BotRefund offers a lightweight script that monitors over 50 client-side behavioral signals to identify bots...

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What is a cheap or free tool for identifying bot traffic on my landing pages?

What is a cheap or free way to check if automated browsers are hitting my site?

Direct Answer: BotRefund offers a free bot audit that can show whether automated browsers are visiting your site. The audit uses 106 independent checks to build evidence about each visit. You can add the protection script and see if the CDP Debugger Leak or...

What is a cheap or free way to detect bots that fake browser capabilities?

Direct Answer: A free bot audit can check for incomplete or spoofed browser APIs like Speech Synthesis. BotRefund offers a free audit that tests over 100 independent signals, including browser capability mismatches. It cross-checks each anomaly against other data before deciding if a visit...

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What is a cheap or free way to detect bots that fake browser capabilities?

What is a cheap or free way to detect navigation timing stubs on my website?

Direct Answer: BotRefund offers a free bot audit that includes checks like the Navigation Timing Stub. You can add free bot protection to your website to start seeing if automated browsers are hitting your pages. The audit uses 106 independent checks to build a...

What is a cheap way to check if bots are scrolling my site at a constant speed?

Direct Answer: BotRefund offers a free bot audit that includes checks like Constant Scroll Speed among 106 independent signals to identify automated scrolling patterns. The audit installs a lightweight script that analyzes visitor behavior without slowing page load. You can see how many visits...

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What is a cheap way to check if bots are scrolling my site at a constant speed?

What is a cheap way to stop bot clicks from Google Search Partners ruining my Smart Bidding

Direct Answer: BotRefund installs a lightweight client-side script that detects automated browsers by analyzing mouse acceleration curvature touch pressure dynamics and hardware rendering pipelines. When a bot is identified it dynamically suppresses your Google Tag Meta Pixel and TikTok Pixel from firing preventing Search...

What is a Chrome API stub and why does it matter for bot detection?

Direct Answer: A Chrome API stub is a partial or placeholder browser capability that automated browsers sometimes expose. BotRefund checks for these mismatches as one of 106 independent signals. A real browsing session normally shows complete, internally consistent browser capabilities, so a stub can...

What is a Default Viewport check in bot detection?

Direct Answer: A Default Viewport check looks for mismatches in how a browser reports its viewport and related APIs. Normal browsers run standard APIs as designed, while automated browsers often patch or hide things and break when checked from another angle. BotRefund uses this...

What is a DNS Challenge Blocked check in bot detection?

Direct Answer: A DNS Challenge Blocked check looks for a mismatch between network facts that a real browsing session does not normally create. It is one of 106 independent checks BotRefund uses to build a picture of whether a visit is human or automated....

What is a Font OS Mismatch check in bot detection?

Direct Answer: BotRefund compares the fonts and operating-system details a browser reports to see if they fit together. A mismatch can happen when a virtual machine or spoofed profile claims one device while other signals tell a different story. It is one of 106...

What is a forensic click log and how does it help me get a refund from Google or Meta?

Direct Answer: A forensic click log contains detailed session records including GCLID and FBCLID identifiers. These logs provide evidence that invalid traffic occurred and can be submitted to ad platforms to claim refunds. BotRefund generates compliance-ready forensic logs you can download for this purpose.

What is a forensic click log and how does it help with ad refunds?

Direct Answer: A forensic click log records click identifiers like GCLIDs or FBCLIDs along with evidence that the session was automated. Ad platforms need this kind of proof when reviewing invalid activity claims. BotRefund creates compliance-ready dispute logs for this purpose.

What is a free bot audit and how does it help me stop ad waste from bots like those using rapid tab blurs?

Direct Answer: A free bot audit from BotRefund scans your site for 106 independent signals, including rapid tab blurs, to detect automated traffic. You get a report showing how many bot visits occurred and which behaviors were detected. This helps you decide whether to...

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What happens if my Meta campaign has strong reported conversions but flat revenue?

That pattern is often caused by bot sessions firing purchase events without real customers. The algorithm sees false conversion volume and keeps optimizing toward bot-like traffic. BotRefund can audit your campaign with behavioral analysis to confirm. In the case study, 28% of clicks showed bot signatures and the brand recovered $18,400.

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