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Ad Tag

Written by Nikhil Kumar

An ad tag (aka innovative tag or placement tag) is a piece of code inserted in the website that sends a request to the ad server to expose an advert in a given area. It can be both an HTML […]


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Limit Ad Tracking (LAT)

Written by Udit Verma

Limit ad tracking (LAT) Limit ad tracking (LAT) is a feature on iOS devices that allows users to opt out of personalized advertising. What is Limit Ad Tracking? A privacy feature on Apple devices that has been around since the […]

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Click Redirection

Written by Nandini Pathak

What is Click Redirection? Ever clicked on an online ad or link with the intention of visiting a specific website, but instead you were redirected to another website? This is called click redirection. It is a type of ad fraud […]

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Click Flooding/Click Spamming

Written by Nandini Pathak

What is Click Flooding? A click fraud that prevalently occurs in the affiliate marketing industry is click flood or click spamming. Click flooding, though easy to detect, is a notorious fraud practice that drains the budget of many unaware affiliate […]

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Brand safety

Written by Barkha Gaur

Brand Safety is protecting the reputation of a brand by ensuring its advertisements are not Placed anywhere on any unsecured websites, that may harm the authenticity of the brand. These unwanted things may include websites, articles, posts, videos, or apps. […]

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SDK spoofing

Written by Bharath S.

What is SDK spoofing? SDK spoofing (otherwise known as SDK hacking) is a type of bot-based fraud, often executed by malware hidden on an app.  How does SDK spoofing work? With this technique, fraudsters add code to an app that […]

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Phone Farm

Written by Nikhil Kumar

What is a phone farm? Phone farms (also called device farms and click farms) are maintained for the purposes of mobile ad fraud and are illegal in much of the world. As mobile advertising budgets have grown, phone farms dedicated […]

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Ad Units

Written by Barkha Gaur

What are Ad Units? Ad units are coded containers that developers use to display various types of ads within an app or website. There are multiple types of ad formats, placements, and types that can be utilized within each individual […]

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