{"id":11224,"date":"2021-10-19T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.adpushup.com\/blog\/?p=11224"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:45:34","slug":"identify-bot-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Bot Traffic?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bot traffic or non-human traffic is yet another addition to the entire<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/types-of-ad-fraud\/\"> ad fraud nexus<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishers often complain about their websites, ads, and campaigns not performing as expected. They feel \u2018non-human traffic\u2019 also known as \u2018bot traffic\u2019 is one of the reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About<a href=\"https:\/\/marketingland.com\/publishers-must-proactively-fight-fraud-non-human-traffic-209107\"> 78% publishers<\/a> report bot traffic on their sites, yet only 38.4% purchase traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite publishers knowing the reason, the problem still continues to persist as they don\u2019t know why and how bot traffic has been plaguing their efforts. So at the end, what does this unawareness lead to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The answer is ad revenue loss and website quality decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why we have compiled a blog post that answers some essential questions related to bot traffic such as what it is, what purpose it serves, and how to block\/remove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#What_is_Bot_Traffic\" >What is Bot Traffic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#How_can_bot_traffic_hurt_analytics\" >How can bot traffic hurt analytics?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Six_Types_of_Bots_to_Watch_Out_From\" >Six Types of Bots to Watch Out From<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#1_Click_Bots_Traffic\" >1. Click Bots Traffic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#2_Download_Bots_Traffic\" >2. Download Bots Traffic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Spam_Bots_Traffic\" >Spam Bots Traffic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Spy_Bots\" >Spy Bots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Scraper_Bots\" >Scraper Bots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Imposter_Bots\" >Imposter Bots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Good_vs_Bad_Bots\" >Good vs. Bad Bots<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#How_to_Identify_Bot_Traffic\" >How to Identify Bot Traffic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#How_to_Stop_Bot_Traffic\" >How to Stop Bot Traffic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#How_to_Detect_Bot_Traffic_In_Google_Analytics\" >How to Detect Bot Traffic In Google Analytics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Can_Bot_Traffic_Be_Ignored\" >Can Bot Traffic Be Ignored?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#In_Closing\" >In Closing:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/identify-bot-traffic\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" >Frequently Asked Questions:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-bot-traffic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Bot_Traffic\"><\/span>What is Bot Traffic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WhatisBot.jpg\" alt=\"What is bot traffic\" class=\"wp-image-11226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WhatisBot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WhatisBot-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WhatisBot-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/WhatisBot-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff3d1\">Bot traffic simply means non-human visitors are coming to your website.&nbsp;Whether yours is a big, popular website or a new one, a certain percentage of bots will pay you a visit at some point of time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic bots or web robots are automated to visit premium websites and appear as targetable humans (audience). Some bots perform repetitive tasks like copying, ad clicking, posting comments, or any activity that can be included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/how-to-remove-malvertising-key-practices-to-follow\/\">malvertising<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data has it that almost 29% of website traffic is bot traffic. This also means 29% budget is being spent on processing artificial pageviews\/ad clicks eventually leading to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/reduce-bounce-rates-to-improve-ad-earnings\/\"> high (poor) bounce rate<\/a> (more coming up on this).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An acceptable bounce rate of a website ranges from 45-65%. Normally, such a figure would appear too unimpressive. However, publishers, advertisers, and marketers have become accustomed to this range of bounce rate. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because website owners know every bit of their traffic cannot be real. Holistically, almost 50% of web traffic is bot traffic. In 2016, bot traffic accounted for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/670782\/bot-traffic-share\/\"> 51.8% web traffic<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are staggering numbers and are reflective of the penetration of bot traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_bot_traffic_hurt_analytics\"><\/span>How can bot traffic hurt analytics?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unauthorized bot traffic can negatively impact analytics metrics such as bounce rate, conversions, page views, session duration, and geolocation of users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These deviations can create a lot of frustration for the publisher or sit owner. It&#8217;s tough to measure real performance of a site that\u2019s being flooded with bot activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-six-types-of-bots-to-watch-out-from\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Six_Types_of_Bots_to_Watch_Out_From\"><\/span>Six Types of Bots to Watch Out From<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Click_Bots_Traffic\"><\/span>1. <strong>Click Bots<\/strong> Traffic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These bots make fraudulent ad clicks, therefore used for click spamming. This is the most threatening bot type for web publishers especially if you follow the PPC model. Consequently, the analytics data gets skewed and budget gets eroded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Download_Bots_Traffic\"><\/span>2. <strong>Download Bots<\/strong> Traffic <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These bots also tamper with the analytics-generated user engagement data. However, instead of ad click count, they add to fake download count. In case where a free ebook download is your end conversion, these bots are likely to mess up your conversion data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spam_Bots_Traffic\"><\/span><strong>Spam Bots<\/strong> Traffic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most common bot type which disrupts user engagement with distribution of unwarranted content which are spam comments, phishing emails, ads, unusual website redirects, negative SEO against competitors, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spy_Bots\"><\/span><strong>Spy Bots<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most despised type, these bots mine individual or business data. They steal information like email addresses from websites, forums, chat-rooms, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scraper_Bots\"><\/span><strong>Scraper Bots<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These bots visit a website with malicious intent\u4e00stealing your content. They are made by third-party scrapers who are employed by competitors in order to steal content, product catalog, and prices. The stolen content is then repurposed to publish elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Imposter_Bots\"><\/span><strong>Imposter Bots<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These bots appear as genuine visitors who intent to bypass online security measures. It\u2019s mostly these bots who are responsible for attacks like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denial-of-service_attack\">distributed denial of service<\/a>. They\u2019re also the ones who inject spyware on your site or appear as fake search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><em>AdPushup helps publisher increase their ad revenue. We achieve this by our machine-learning algorithm, automated A\/B testing, header bidding, innovative ad formats and in-house <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/a-complete-guide-to-digital-ad-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad operations<\/a> expertise. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/campaign.adpushup.com\/ad-operations\/?utm_medium=inbound&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=in_line\" target=\"_blank\">Feel free to reach out and ask our experts<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-good-vs-bad-bots\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_vs_Bad_Bots\"><\/span>Good vs. Bad Bots<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to remember that not all bots are bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good ones are created to perform operational tasks like old data scraping, content hygiene, data capturing, etc. Some good bots are backlink checker bots, monitoring bots, social network bots, feedfetcher bots, search engine crawler bots. Good bots are necessary for users to have a fruitful experience of browsing the Internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bad bots, on the other hand, as stated before perform all spammy and fraudulent activities that result in losses to publishers and advertisers, both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an infographic on how good bots and bad bots are dissimilar in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-identify-bot-traffic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Identify_Bot_Traffic\"><\/span>How to Identify Bot Traffic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The bad news is that bad bots are getting smarter. According to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imperva.com\/resources\/resource-library\/reports\/2020-Bad-Bot-Report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Bot Report 2020<\/a> that was released by Imperva, bots comprised almost 40% of Internet traffic, out of which bad bots took the larger chunk of that traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bot traffic is hitting websites every hour. Even while you\u2019re here reading about it. In the beginning of this blog, we mentioned that many publishers fail to understand why and how bot traffic affects their efforts. Also that they don\u2019t know how to deal with it. So let\u2019s begin with the first question now which is how can publishers identify bot traffic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IdentifyBot.jpg\" alt=\"How to traffic bot\" class=\"wp-image-11228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IdentifyBot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IdentifyBot-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IdentifyBot-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IdentifyBot-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-1-recheck-page-load-speed\">#1 Recheck Page Load Speed<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have conducted this test a week ago. As we know, these test results look a tad different after every short interval. But, the next time when you conduct a page-load speed test and notice a considerable fall (without any major changes that happened to your site), chances are you\u2019ve been hit by bot traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There could be many reasons for a slow loading site. However, in case of detecting bot traffic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/lazy-loading-ads\/\">checking the page-load speed<\/a> is the first step. It\u2019s possible that a whole lot of bots are together trying to strain your servers and take them offline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-2-keep-tab-on-certain-metrics\">#2 Keep Tab On Certain Metrics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you notice a sudden rise in your traffic count and bounce rate at the same time, your site is probably being visited by bot traffic. Here, high traffic count means a high number of bots or high frequency of same bots coming to your site again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And high bounce rate means non-human traffic who visit for no purpose and just leave without exploring more webpages. A suddenly changed session-duration behaviour also indicates bot traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say your site usually serves long-form content, hence your average session duration lies between two to five minutes. However, if you see an expected dip, bot traffic could be the reason. Alongside these, there are also other common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/5-content-metrics-that-every-publisher-should-track-and-analyze\/\">metrics you should keep looking at<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-3-verify-traffic-sources-and-ip-address\">#3 Verify Traffic Sources And IP Address<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Not just metrics, even some data sources can act as buzzers for bot traffic. Regular and high number of visits from the same IP addresses emphasize the fact you\u2019re getting bot traffic. Tools like Deep Log Analyzer can help dig into endless raw server logs and blacklist the offending IPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odd traffic sources are next. Suppose most of your traffic comes from US region and Asian countries. A sudden addition in traffic coming via Arab (non-english) countries may be one of the indications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this can be checked using website analytics tools like Google Analytics. If you\u2019re new to GA, it\u2019s advised to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/web-analytics-tools-google-analytics-alternatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get acquainted with the platform first<\/a>, and then move ahead with understanding the use cases with bot traffic identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-4-test-for-content-duplication\">#4 Test For Content Duplication<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your content is the heart of your website. And with the invasion of bots, it might be at risk. To detect bot traffic, keep checking for duplicate content to ensure no scraper bots have visited your site and stolen from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tools\/platforms like SiteLiner, Duplichecker, CopyScape are handy to use and find if your content is repurposed and used elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#5 <strong>Server performance:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Slowdown in server performance should be reviewed from the bot traffic perspective. If you&#8217;re facing downtime, there\u2019s a good chance your server has received multiple bot hits within a short period of time. But traffic often result in reduction in server performance, which can directly impact user experience, site revenue, and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#6. <strong>Suspicious IPs\/Geo-Locations:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Sometimes, geo-locations also help webmaster identify bot traffic. For example, If you own a local website that caters to regional events, then an increase in activity from a remote location that you don\u2019t serve to can be suspicious enough to look for bot activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#7. <strong>Language sources:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Often, language can indicate presence of bot traffic on your site. For instance, If your website language and target audience is English, and you see hits from different languages, this can indicate bot activity on your site. As a webmaster, you should try keeping a tab on these areas to detect and block bot traffic in real-time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-stop-bot-traffic\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Stop_Bot_Traffic\"><\/span>How to Stop Bot Traffic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/StopBotTraffic.jpg\" alt=\"How to block bot traffic\" class=\"wp-image-11229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/StopBotTraffic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/StopBotTraffic-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/StopBotTraffic-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/StopBotTraffic-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Detecting bot traffic once, immediately calls for stopping bot traffic once and for all. Bots are like viruses hitting your website, skewing your set systems, stealing your data, and more. But thankfully, there are methods that can help you shield against it. Here you go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Legitimate Arbitrage<\/strong>: Buy traffic only from known sources. To ensure purchased yet safe traffic, many publishers practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/adsense-arbitrage-publishers\/\">traffic arbitrage<\/a> to ensure high yielding PPC\/CPM based campaigns. <\/li><li><strong>Use Robots.txt<\/strong>: Place robots.txt to keep bad bots away from crawling your web pages. Publishers might also want to ensure the crawler settings are as required to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/common-adsense-crawler-issues-fix\/\">prevent troubles in AdSense ads<\/a>. <\/li><li><strong>JavaScript for Alert<\/strong>s: Set JavaScript to alert about bots. Having contextual JS in place acts as a buzzer whenever it sees a bot or similar element entering a website.<\/li><li><strong>DDOS<\/strong>: Execute distributed denial of service (DDOS). Publishers having a list of offensive IP addresses leverage DDOS protection to deny those visit requests on their website.<\/li><li><strong>Use Type-Challenge Response Tests<\/strong>: Add CAPTCHA on sign-up or download forms. Many publishers and premium websites place CAPTCHA to prevent download or spam bots.<\/li><li><strong>Scrutinise Log Files<\/strong>: Examine server error log files. As bots try to overrun servers, thoroughly examining the server error logs helps find and fix website errors caused by bots.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><em>Looking for more demand on your inventory, we can help with our partnerships with 20+ global demand partners. <a href=\"https:\/\/campaign.adpushup.com\/ad-network-best\/?utm_medium=inbound&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=in_line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-detect-bot-traffic-in-google-analytics\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Detect_Bot_Traffic_In_Google_Analytics\"><\/span>How to Detect Bot Traffic In Google Analytics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-total-time\"><span class=\"schema-how-to-duration-time-text\">Time needed:\u00a0<\/span>3 minutes. <\/p><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\"><\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1633504568569\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Admin Panel<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Visit Google Analytics <strong>Admin Panel<\/strong> and navigate to <strong>View Settings<\/strong>:<img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BlockBot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Identify bot traffic\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BlockBot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BlockBot-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BlockBot-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/BlockBot-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1633504640851\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Bot Filtering <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">In &#8216;View Settings&#8217;, scroll downward to spot <strong>Bot Filtering<\/strong> checkbox. <img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFD292E2-02EC-4847-971A-CCDCDAADCEAD.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"detect bot traffic in Google analytics\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFD292E2-02EC-4847-971A-CCDCDAADCEAD.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFD292E2-02EC-4847-971A-CCDCDAADCEAD-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFD292E2-02EC-4847-971A-CCDCDAADCEAD-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AFD292E2-02EC-4847-971A-CCDCDAADCEAD-150x94.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1633504917396\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Check &amp; Save<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Apply &#8216;Check&#8217; in the checkbox, if unchecked. Hit Save. <img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1E268B27-7FE4-482A-A692-DAAA8863B73C.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"How to identify bot traffic\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1E268B27-7FE4-482A-A692-DAAA8863B73C.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1E268B27-7FE4-482A-A692-DAAA8863B73C-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1E268B27-7FE4-482A-A692-DAAA8863B73C-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1E268B27-7FE4-482A-A692-DAAA8863B73C-150x94.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This filtration of bot traffic out from your Google Analytics account ensures all types of recognized bots (the ones mentioned above) steer clear of your data. However, the method may not be able to debar unidentified or a new type of bots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-can-bot-traffic-be-ignored\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Bot_Traffic_Be_Ignored\"><\/span>Can Bot Traffic Be Ignored?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We also encounter bad bots on our website from time to time. Below is an example of spam comments that we received on our blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpamBot.jpg\" alt=\"identify bot traffic comments\" class=\"wp-image-11233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpamBot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpamBot-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpamBot-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adpushup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SpamBot-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The treatment to this is \u2018mark these comments as spam\u2019 and we could have done the same. But since we are experts on the matter, we used this opportunity to explain why we chose not to ignore this bot activity. And why publishers shouldn&#8217;t either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishers should start caring about bot traffic on their website because their: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>site and ads are also being hurt by ad fraud disguised as bot traffic<\/li><li>precious data\/analytics might be getting skewed<\/li><li>website load time and overall performance might be deteriorating<\/li><li>website is getting vulnerable to botnets, DDOS attacks, and bad SEO<\/li><li>CPC and revenue are getting severely affected by fake clicks<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-in-closing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Closing\"><\/span>In Closing:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, only 5% publishers work with a dedicated fraud-patrol professional. This means, publishers are getting affected by ad fraud methods (bot traffic being one), but they\u2019re doing pretty much nothing about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage publishers to consistently check for bot traffic on their website as it could lead to revenue loss and bad user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span><strong>Frequently Asked Questions:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1630404849468\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">1. What is Bot Traffic?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Bot traffic simply means non-human visitors are coming to your website.<br\/>Whether yours is a big, popular website or a new one, a certain percentage of bots will pay you a visit at some point of time.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1630404887989\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">2. What are the different types of bot traffic?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Click Bots<br\/>Download Bots<br\/>Spam Bots<br\/>Spy Bots<br\/>Imposter Bots<br\/>Scraper Bots<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1630404906460\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">3. How to Identify Bot Traffic?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Recheck Page Load Speed<br\/>Keep Tab On Certain Metrics<br\/>Verify Traffic Sources And IP Address<br\/>Test For Content Duplication<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bot traffic or non-human traffic is yet another addition to the entire ad fraud nexus.&nbsp; Publishers often complain about their websites, ads, and campaigns not performing as expected. 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