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 invalid mobile traffic 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, bad actors 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 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 spoofing is detected.
SDK spoofing by the numbers
Data from Tapper's platform analysis and published industry research.
28%
Of mobile installs are fake, 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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13%
lower CPA
8.6%
higher order rate
“Tapper played a key role in improving the efficiency of Du's performance marketing activity by addressing traffic quality issues within campaigns. Following implementation, Du achieved a 13% reduction in CPA and an 8.6% increase in order rate, demonstrating a clear improvement in conversion quality and overall campaign effectiveness.”
Joseph Elbcherrawy
Client Leadership Director, Mindshare, a WPP Media Brand
14%
more conversions
11.4%
lower CPA
“We uncovered low-quality traffic that wasn't visible inside the platforms. Removing it delivered a 14% uplift in conversions and an 11.4% reduction in CPA, a meaningful efficiency gain for INFINITI's 2026 growth plans.”
David Barnes
Data & Technology Lead, Omnicom Group
40%
higher conversion rate
“When we take low-quality traffic out of the funnel before it reaches the algorithm, the campaign optimizes against cleaner signals and the efficiency comes through quickly. For AMA Nissan, that was a 40% lift in conversion rate and a lower CPA on Google, with nothing else in the setup changing. That is the kind of result we want to offer clients as a matter of course.”
Sohail Khan
Senior Performance Manager, WPP Media MENA
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