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What should I do if my bot detector reports an audio channel mismatch?

What should I do if my bot detector reports an audio channel mismatch?

Direct Answer: First, treat it as a signal to investigate rather than a final answer. Real users on VPNs, corporate networks, or unusual hardware can trigger unexpected behavior. BotRefund cross-checks the mismatch with other independent signals and uses AI prediction to weigh the complete...

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What should I do if my conversion timestamps show clusters of sub-second form completions?

Direct Answer: Sub-second form completions are a red flag for automated bot behavior. The page recommends verifying conversion timestamps and comparing platform conversions against actual orders. BotRefund can help document these anomalies and suppress pixels on suspicious sessions.

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What should I do if my duplicated campaign fails immediately while the original performed well

Direct Answer: Duplicated campaigns often fail because the original happened to acquire human conversions early while the duplicate was contaminated by bots in its opening hours on Search Partners or Audience Network. BotRefund prevents this inconsistency by suppressing pixels on bot sessions from installation...

What should I do if my website gets traffic from multiple languages and regions?

Direct Answer: That can be normal if you have a global audience or visitors traveling. A real visitor's language and location usually still make sense together. BotRefund does not flag someone just for being multilingual or using a VPN. It only uses mismatches as...

What should I expect from a bot detection method that uses 106 checks?

Direct Answer: You should expect the tool to look at the whole picture instead of trusting one browser tell. BotRefund gathers independent evidence from many sources, cross-checks the context, and uses AI prediction to classify the visit. A single anomaly from privacy tools or...

What should I look for in a bot detection tool to avoid false positives from VPNs and proxies?

Direct Answer: Look for a tool that uses many independent checks and cross-checks them before deciding something is a bot. BotRefund keeps each signal, including DNS Challenge Blocked, as evidence rather than a verdict. It also uses AI prediction to weigh the complete pattern...

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What should I look for in a bot detection tool to avoid false positives from VPNs and proxies?

What should I look for in a bot detection tool to avoid false positives from privacy tools?

Direct Answer: BotRefund explicitly designs its detection to keep signals like Constant Scroll Speed as evidence rather than verdicts because privacy tools, corporate VPNs, and unusual devices can create anomalies for real people. The system cross-checks each signal against 105 other independent checks across...

What signals do bot detection tools use to spot automated clicks?

Direct Answer: Bot detection tools analyze a wide range of signals. BotRefund inspects 110+ factors including mouse movement patterns, typing rhythm, WebGL rendering, screen dimensions, and network routing. They also check for headless browser artifacts like Puppeteer or Selenium. These signals are cross-referenced to...

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What signals do bot detection tools use to spot automated clicks?

What signals does a bot detection tool use to detect a spoofed browser?

Direct Answer: It looks at browser capabilities and whether they are complete and internally consistent. For example, History Evasion checks for missing, simplified, or inconsistent details that a real browsing session would not normally show. BotRefund uses this as one of 106 independent checks,...

What signals does a bot detection tool use to distinguish human mouse movements from automated scripts

Direct Answer: BotRefund measures mouse acceleration curvature and touch pressure dynamics to distinguish human micro-movements from robotic linear paths or perfectly consistent timing. Automated scripts often reveal themselves through timing anomalies and lack of natural hesitation patterns that real users exhibit. The tool cross-checks...

What software can detect automated mouse paths without slowing my site

Direct Answer: BotRefund provides a lightweight detection script that runs in the browser and analyzes mouse movement timing hesitation and variation. The script is designed to avoid impacting Core Web Vitals or page load speed. It collects behavioral signals including the Robotic Mouse Path...

What support options are available if I run into issues?

Direct Answer: BotRefund provides priority support and a white‑glove recovery service for paying customers. Their director‑level negotiators handle complex refund cases. You can also access live chat and documentation through the dashboard.

Why are Google and Meta's built-in bot filters not enough?

Direct Answer: Built-in filters catch basic datacenter IPs, but modern bots use residential proxies and headless browser stealth plugins that look identical to real users at the network layer. That is why client-side detection is needed. BotRefund adds that layer and can suppress the...

Why are Google and Meta's built-in filters not enough to stop click fraud?

Direct Answer: Ad networks process billions of events per second and rely on quick checks like IP blacklists and duplicate click frequencies. They do not analyze client-side hardware signatures, mouse velocity, or scroll depth. There is also a structural conflict of interest since platforms...

Why are the first 20-50 conversions in a campaign so influential?

Direct Answer: During the learning window the neural network assigns heavy statistical weight to early interactions. If many of those are bot conversions, the algorithm locks onto bot patterns and keeps buying cheap bot inventory. BotRefund can protect this critical period by blocking bots...

Why are the first 20 to 50 conversions so important in a new campaign?

Direct Answer: During the first 48 to 72 hours, ad algorithms have very little data and assign heavy statistical weight to the first 20 to 50 recorded interactions. If those conversions come from bots, the algorithm enters a loop and starts buying cheap bot...

Why are the first 48 to 72 hours of a campaign so critical for bot fraud prevention?

Direct Answer: During the learning window the ad platform assigns heavy weight to the first 20 to 50 conversions. If bots contaminate those early interactions, the algorithm locks onto a bot profile and keeps buying cheap bot inventory. BotRefund ensures the first conversions come...

Why did duplicating a winning campaign sometimes fail immediately?

Direct Answer: A duplicate campaign can fail immediately if bots contaminate it during the first 48 to 72 hours, while the original happened to collect human conversions early. The ad algorithm assigns heavy weight to those first recorded interactions, so a bot-heavy start can...

Why did my Google Ads campaign suddenly stop performing even though I didn't change anything?

Direct Answer: Sudden performance drops are often caused by bot traffic contamination and pixel poisoning rather than market shifts. Price scrapers and inventory bots simulate high-intent behavior and trigger your tracking pixel, misleading the ad algorithm. BotRefund detects these sessions in real time and...

Why do automated browsers fail checks like the Voice Brand Check?

Direct Answer: Automated browsers rely on patching browser APIs to hide their automation. But patches often introduce mismatches that a real browser wouldn't have. The Voice Brand Check catches these inconsistencies. Even when a bot tries to mimic human behavior, another angle of the...

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Why do automated browsers fail checks like the Voice Brand Check?