Protection

Google Ads Click Guard Protection

End-to-end defense against parameter attacks, bots, and fake clicks — a click guard layer that scores traffic on the hot path and feeds Google Ads exclusions.

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Three defense layers

DubixGuard runs three independent layers. Layer A (hot-path) works at full capacity before Standard API approval; Layers B–C scale with OAuth and API quota.

  • Layer A — Hot-path: fingerprint, IP, behavior under ~50 ms; instant 403
  • Layer B — Async recon: gclid click_view reconciliation, Pure Ghost detection
  • Layer C — Ads actions: IP exclusion, demographics, optional campaign pause

How it works

Active protection in five steps:

  • 1. Add the DubixGuard snippet
  • 2. Connect Google Ads with OAuth
  • 3. Landing beacon + interaction tracking start automatically
  • 4. Suspicious clicks are blocked on the hot path
  • 5. Fraud IPs sync to Google Ads exclusion lists

Threats covered

  • Bot and headless browser traffic
  • Datacenter IP clicks
  • Competitor click fraud
  • gclid replay and parameter campaign attacks
  • Ghost clicks (Ads click with no site landing)
  • Campaign ID spoofing via utm_campaign
  • Mobile-emulation attacks (mobile-only defense)

Pure Ghost detection

When Google Ads records a click but no landing beacon hits your site, reconciliation surfaces that gap — clicks that never reached your pages. That visibility is part of a complete Google Ads click guard stack.

Frequently asked questions

Real-time visit scoring, gclid sealing, campaign cross-check, ghost-click reconciliation, and automatic IP exclusions synced to Google Ads.

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