Stop fake clicks draining your ad budget
Managed click fraud protection for Google, Meta & Microsoft Ads. We block bots, click farms, competitor click fraud, and budget-exhaustion attacks in real time, covering Performance Max where self-serve tools can't, and recover your wasted spend through done-for-you Google refund disputes.
Up to 1 in 5 paid clicks is invalid
Industry studies put invalid traffic on paid search between 14% and 25% of clicks. On competitive, high-CPC keywords it runs higher. That spend buys nothing, and worse, it teaches your Smart Bidding to chase fake demand.
Bots & automated clicks
Headless browsers, scrapers, and click bots that hammer expensive keywords from data centres and compromised devices.
Click farms & residential proxies
Low-paid human click farms using rotating residential IPs and real fingerprints that IP blocklists never catch.
Competitor click fraud
Rivals manually clicking your ads across devices and locations to burn your budget, the hardest pattern to detect.
Budget-exhaustion attacks
Coordinated click bursts that drain your daily budget in minutes so your ads go dark and competitors win the auction.
AI-agent traffic
Self-operating AI browser bots, rising roughly 78× annually, that mimic genuine users and evade detection systems from 2018.
Lead form and conversion fraud
Bogus form submissions and worthless leads that push up your cost-per-acquisition and corrupt your conversion-driven bidding.
Why DIY click fraud solutions aren't cutting it in 2026
IP-blocking software (think ClickCease, ClickGuard, Fraud Blocker and the like) was designed for yesterday's threats. Two fundamental weaknesses now pose bigger risks than ever:
🚫 Performance Max stays out of reach
Google restricts third-party API access to Performance Max and Smart campaigns, which is precisely where most of your budget goes these days. Click-based IP blockers simply cannot touch that inventory. Our conversion-side filtering and human analyst reviews can.
🧠 IP blocklists can't catch today's fraud
Residential proxies, AI bots, and click farms operate with genuine browser fingerprints and clean IPs. Blocking IPs after they've struck is reactive and full of holes. We assess behaviour and intent, not merely the IP address.
🔒 Annual contracts, then you're on your own
The top gripe about legacy tools is the yearly contract plus a dashboard you have to manage solo. Unled operates as a managed service with real people involved and no lengthy commitments.
📑 Unclaimed refunds sitting there
Google issues refunds for invalid traffic, but only when backed by evidence-quality documentation. Most advertisers never bother to file. We gather the click-by-click proof and handle the disputes on your behalf.
How Unled Ad Protection operates
1 · Complimentary audit
We examine your past 30 to 90 days of click and conversion data to measure exactly how much fraud you're funding and identify its sources.
2 · Live protection
A minimal tag combined with server-side signals evaluates each paid click within milliseconds; fraudulent sources get blocked or excluded straightaway.
3 · Behaviour and lead verification
We monitor session activity, cross-device trends, and lead quality so rubbish never influences your bidding algorithms, including on PMax.
4 · Refund recovery and reporting
Monthly evidence reports, Google invalid-traffic dispute submissions, and a real person you can reach on Telegram.
Protection packages
Tailored to your monthly ad spend and platforms. No yearly commitment required.
Live protection for one advertising account (Google or Meta or Microsoft).
Full managed protection across Google (including PMax), Meta, and Microsoft.
Multi-account, high-spend, and under-attack response with a dedicated analyst.
Click fraud and ad protection knowledge base
Original, in-depth guides on detecting and preventing ad fraud.
Search, Display, and Performance Max: how to detect and stop invalid clicks on Google.
Competitor click fraud: signs and defenceHow to tell if a rival is draining your budget and how to prove it to secure a refund.
Budget-Exhaustion Attack ProtectionWhat a budget-drain attack looks like and how to keep your ads live.
Bot Traffic Detection & PreventionAd-fraud bots, scraper detection, and prevention strategies.
Google Invalid-Traffic RefundsHow to document invalid clicks and recover wasted spend from Google.
Unled vs ClickCeaseA managed, PMax-capable alternative to self-serve click fraud tools.
Click Fraud Protection FAQ
Click fraud is invalid or fraudulent interaction with your pay-per-click ads. It includes automated bots, click farms, or competitors deliberately clicking your Google, Meta, or Microsoft ads with no intention of buying. Each fraudulent click is charged at your keyword's cost-per-click, eats into your daily budget before genuine prospects see your ad, and messes up the conversion data that Smart Bidding relies on. Unled monitors every paid click in real time, blocks fraudulent sources, and safeguards the bidding signals that keep your campaigns profitable.
Self-service IP blocking tools were designed for the bots of 2018, and by 2026 they've developed two structural weaknesses: they can't reach Performance Max (Google blocks third-party API access to PMax), and IP blocklists miss AI-driven traffic and residential proxy click farms that use legitimate browser fingerprints. Unled is a managed service to our analysts combine behavioural scoring, device fingerprinting, conversion-side filtering and manual investigation to cover PMax and the sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) that automated IP blockers consistently miss. No annual contract.
Yes. Competitor click fraud to real people deliberately clicking your ads from phones, home and office to drain your budget to is the hardest pattern to spot because the clicks come from genuine devices and locations. We catch it using behavioural and intent analysis (session depth, conversion behaviour, cross-device patterns) rather than IP alone, document the pattern with timestamped evidence, and build a case for a Google invalid-traffic refund.
A budget-exhaustion (or budget-drain) attack is a coordinated burst of fake clicks designed to spend your entire daily budget within minutes to leaving your ads dark for the rest of the day and letting a competitor's ads win the auction uncontested. We detect the velocity signature in real time, block the source, and ensure your budget reaches real buyers.
Yes to we handle it for you. Google issues automated credits for invalid traffic its own filter catches and accepts manual invalid-click investigations for extra refunds, but it rejects vague claims. We put together evidence-grade reports to per-click logs, IP/ASN data, device fingerprints and behavioural anomalies to and file the dispute on your behalf to recover meaningful disputed spend.
Google Ads (Search, Display, Demand Gen and Performance Max), Microsoft / Bing Ads, and Meta (Facebook & Instagram) Ads. We protect search, display, social and PMax inventory, validate lead quality downstream, and feed clean conversion signals back into your bidding.
What You Get
High Trust Score
Pre-established account with positive activity history and cleared standing
Ready to Spend
Skip the warm-up phase - accounts are ready for immediate campaign launch
High Spend Ceiling
Elevated daily and monthly spend limits from day one
30-Day Replacement
Full replacement if account triggers suspension within 30 days
24h Delivery
Credentials delivered within 24 hours of payment confirmation
Dedicated Support
Direct Telegram/WhatsApp line to your account manager