Emulated Devices

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Emulated Devices

An emulated device is a piece of software that allows a computer to behave like any device it chooses to. Emulated devices are used to generate Artificial Installs. In this instance, the emulated devices will be programmed to engage in advertising and repeatedly install apps, targeting advertisers to steal their marketing budgets. The emulators can be programmed to carry out actions within the app, so that they replicate human behaviour.

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The existence of mobile ad fraud traffic in the app business is undeniable. Therefore, mobile marketers now need to take this into account when activating their user […]

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Misconceptions About Mobile Ad Fraud

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Reading Time: 5 minutes In principle, user acquisition (UA) managers have a simple aim: gain more money from the new users, than the money spent to acquire them. In other words, […]

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Detecting and Preventing Click Spamming

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Reading Time: 4 minutes When we are talking about ad fraud, it is mostly perceived as any unreal activity (like bots and farms), and a more dangerous way of committing ad […]

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