Adlogger is dead - how to stop click fraud?

Discussion in 'AdSense' started by john_essex, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. #1
    I know I'm a bit behind the times with this, but I've only just found out that adlogger no longer works for Adsense.

    Does anyone have any experience with clickaider or know of any other tools? My concern with clickaider is that they host the service, I'm not sure that I'm comfortable with that - i.e. lack of control and concerns over a third party having access to adsense data about my website.

    All I want is a way to protect my account by preventing multiple clicks from the same IP. I understand and agree that if you are doing nothing wrong there is nothing to worry about, but even so I do like that extra layer of protection.

    EDIT - I've just found the other thread!
     
    john_essex, Jul 24, 2007 IP
  2. Fewleftstanding

    Fewleftstanding Peon

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    #2
    I'm in a similar situation, for now I'm not going to risk my adsense account on sketchy sites. I will use another advertisement provider.

    I haven't heard of clickaider, can you post a link?
     
    Fewleftstanding, Jul 24, 2007 IP
  3. john_essex

    john_essex Guest

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    #3
    www.clickaider.com - its being recommended by the creator of adlogger, I hadn't heard of it up until now.
     
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    qwestcommunications Notable Member

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    #4
    Let google take care of your sites. They know when clciks are generated fraudelantly.
     
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  5. Adpubster

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    From my understanding, Adlogger is only dead in that it does not show the urls that the visitor clicked on. In all other regards I think it's still functioning just fine. Someone correct me if I'm wrong and the rest of the functionality has broken.
     
    Adpubster, Jul 24, 2007 IP
  6. berners-lee

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    #6
    Google will just warn you once and the next time is to inform your account suspension. Google thinks it's publishers' responsibility to take care of all possible invalid clicks/impressions.
     
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  7. Trapped

    Trapped Well-Known Member

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    huh? adlogger will show you the URL where the ad was clicked...
     
    Trapped, Jul 24, 2007 IP
  8. joey112

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    well what happened to adlogger?
     
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  9. Tearabite

    Tearabite Prominent Member

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    #9
    adlogger still functions fine if you already have it installed.. and, it has not showed the URL's of the clicked-ads since many versions ago..

    i would still recommend using some sort of click-tracker to stay aware of clickbombs and other unusual activity.. click-trackers arent perfect (they track mousovers, not actual clicks, so they are not 100% accurate) - but using one can tip you off to problems.
     
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  10. Adpubster

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    The page the ad was on, but not the url that was clicked. I think it did that a while back. I'm using a homegrown and that function broke in it, too about two months ago or so.
     
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  11. FanAddict

    FanAddict Notable Member

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    Nope, adlogger is 'broken' per say guys...


    - Link

    Sounds like it cannot track (block?) users using the new IE version - at least that's what I get out of that sentence...

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    Has anyone tried www.asrep.com ? Share your experiences if so!
     
    FanAddict, Jul 24, 2007 IP
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    I agree. I would prefer to spend the time making my site better instead of worrying about all the click bombers. If I see something really strange I will tell them but after two years I have never had a problem.
     
    filipina, Jul 24, 2007 IP
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    World_Peace Well-Known Member

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    Google would just inform you about your account suspension now anything else if you leave everything to google.
     
    World_Peace, Jul 25, 2007 IP
  14. alikasbati

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    #14
    i have same question. can adlogger still block users from multiple clicks?
     
    alikasbati, Aug 11, 2007 IP