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How to Tell a Real Customer from a Suspicious Visitor

How to Tell a Real Customer from a Suspicious Visitor

27.05.2025 9

One of the biggest challenges in online advertising is distinguishing real users from fraudulent ones—especially when you’re paying per click.

Signs of a real customer:

  • visits from a relevant location or region;
  • session lasts over 30 seconds;
  • browses multiple pages;
  • interacts: scrolls, clicks, reads;
  • returns or bookmarks the page.

Signs of a suspicious visitor:

  • session is 1–5 seconds;
  • VPN/proxy usage or odd country of origin;
  • only one page view, then exit;
  • no interaction—no clicks or scrolls;
  • repeated visits in short timeframes.

How AntiClick helps:

  • tracks time, device, location, language, IP, source;
  • analyzes visitor behavior;
  • classifies visits as “real” or “suspicious” automatically.