Stop sdk spoofing on every platform
Fabricated attribution signals that mimic legitimate mobile installs. Select your ad platform below to see exactly how Tapper detects and blocks it.
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Why sdk spoofing costs advertisers so much
The damage goes beyond wasted clicks. SDK spoofing corrupts your bidding data, distorts your audiences, and erodes the performance of every campaign it touches.
SDK spoofing is an advanced form of mobile ad fraud where attackers intercept legitimate app traffic and use it to fabricate fake install and post-install event signals. By reverse-engineering the SDK communication between a real app and its attribution platform, fraudsters generate realistic-looking attribution data for installs that never actually happened — without needing to download the app at all.
SDK spoofing is particularly dangerous because it produces attribution signals that are indistinguishable from legitimate installs at the MMP level. Standard mobile fraud detection tools that rely on device fingerprinting or IP blacklisting cannot catch spoofed SDK signals because no real device is ever involved. Advertisers continue paying for installs and in-app events that were never real, often for months before the fraud is detected.
SDK spoofing by the numbers
Data from Tapper's platform analysis and published industry research.
28%
Of mobile installs are fraudulent, SDK spoofing a primary technique
90%
SDK spoofing detection rate achieved by Tapper on mobile campaigns
3.1x
ROAS lift after SDK spoofing is removed from attribution models
0.1%
False positive rate ensuring legitimate installs are never rejected
How Tapper detects and blocks sdk spoofing
Real-time detection and blocking across all your ad platforms, with no engineering required.
01
Verify SDK signal authenticity
Tapper validates the cryptographic integrity of SDK attribution signals, identifying requests that have been fabricated or replayed rather than generated by a real device during a genuine install.
02
Cross-reference device and network data
Even without direct SDK access, Tapper cross-references attribution signals against real device activity patterns to detect spoofed installs that carry inconsistent behavioral fingerprints.
03
Block payouts for spoofed events
Identified spoofed installs and in-app events are rejected before any cost-per-install or cost-per-event payout is triggered, keeping your attribution and budget clean.
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Each platform has its own variation of sdk spoofing. Tapper handles all of them.
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David Barnes
Data & Technology Lead, Omnicom Group
“With Tapper's protection we were able to identify and block invalid clicks in real time. The impact was immediate as our cost per acquisition dropped by 30% and ROAS improved significantly. More importantly, Tapper gives us the confidence that our campaigns are reaching genuine customers, which makes it truly invaluable.”
Dimitris Bakas
Senior Performance Marketing, Public Group
“We started using Tapper to get better visibility on where our clicks were coming from, and ended up cutting wasted spend by over 12%. The performance uplift was clear, and for the first time, we could trust the numbers we were seeing. It's a total game-changer for campaign integrity.”
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Director of Operations, Regit
“Tapper's blocking technology purifies our paid media traffic which roughly equates to a 36x return against its subscription costs. It's certainly one of the easiest-to-implement tools in our entire marketing stack.”
Reno Mindemann
Head of Growth, Kama Capital
“We've been using Tapper for over a year now, and it has become a core part of how we run paid media. Invalid traffic was always something we knew existed but couldn't really act on. Tapper changed that. We're now saving up to $50K per year, and on PureSquare specifically, we saw around a 20% decrease in CPA. Based on these results, we decided to roll it out across other ventures under Disrupt as well.”
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GTM Consultant / Paid Growth, Disrupt.com
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