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AppsFlyer Protect360

Protect360 provides real-time and post-attribution fraud protection powered by AppsFlyer's massive global data network, enabling mobile marketers to block fraudulent traffic before it wastes budget and recover costs from fraud that slips through.

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, IsraelFounded 2011Parent: AppsFlyer

Last updated May 15, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated May 18, 2026

Industry
Mobile Ad Fraud Prevention / Mobile Attribution
Business Model
SaaS
Target Market
Enterprise
Employee Count
1001-5000
Funding
$294M
Revenue Range
$200M-$400M (AppsFlyer total)
Parent Company
AppsFlyer
API Available
Yes
Market Position

Leading mobile fraud protection solution, embedded within the dominant mobile measurement platform (AppsFlyer), giving it unmatched scale and data network effects

Overview

AppsFlyer Protect360 is the fraud protection product line of AppsFlyer, the global leader in mobile attribution and marketing analytics. Protect360 provides end-to-end mobile ad fraud prevention by combining real-time blocking with post-attribution analysis, leveraging AppsFlyer's massive data network of billions of daily events to identify fraudulent installs, clicks, and in-app events across the mobile advertising ecosystem. The solution employs multiple layers of defense including device fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, anomaly detection, and machine learning models trained on one of the industry's largest fraud datasets. Protect360 detects a wide range of fraud types including install hijacking, click flooding, SDK spoofing, device farms, and bot traffic. Its unique position within the AppsFlyer attribution platform means it can correlate fraud signals across the entire user journey rather than examining isolated data points. As a product of AppsFlyer — which holds a dominant position in mobile measurement with over 12,000 app customers and partnerships with hundreds of media sources — Protect360 benefits from unparalleled network-level visibility into fraud patterns. This scale gives it a significant competitive advantage over standalone fraud detection vendors, as it can identify emerging fraud schemes faster and with greater accuracy. The product is widely used by mobile app marketers in gaming, e-commerce, fintech, and other verticals to protect performance marketing budgets.

Products & Features

Real-Time Blocking

Blocks fraudulent clicks and installs in real time before they are attributed, preventing budget waste at the source

Post-Attribution Fraud Detection

Identifies and flags fraudulent installs that passed real-time filters through deeper behavioral and pattern analysis after attribution

SDK Spoofing Protection

Detects and blocks sophisticated SDK spoofing attacks where fraudsters simulate legitimate app installs without a real device

Device Farm Detection

Identifies traffic originating from device farms using behavioral signals, device fingerprinting, and anomaly detection

Click Flood & Install Hijacking Detection

Identifies click flooding and install hijacking schemes that attempt to steal attribution credit from legitimate sources

Fraud Analytics Dashboard

Provides detailed reporting and visualization of fraud patterns, blocked traffic, and financial impact across campaigns and media sources

Validation Rules

Customizable rule engine allowing marketers to set thresholds and conditions for flagging or blocking suspicious traffic

Protect360 Raw Data

Granular raw data exports of fraud events for advanced analysis and integration with internal BI tools

Key Features
Real-time fraud blocking before attributionPost-attribution anomaly detectionSDK spoofing detectionDevice farm and bot traffic identificationClick flooding and install hijacking preventionBehavioral analysis and machine learning modelsNetwork-level fraud intelligence from billions of daily eventsCustomizable validation rulesFinancial impact reporting and fraud cost recovery supportIntegration with AppsFlyer attribution data
Use Cases
Protecting mobile user acquisition budgets from fraudulent installsDetecting and blocking bot traffic in performance marketing campaignsIdentifying fraudulent in-app events used to game CPA campaignsAuditing media partners and networks for fraud complianceRecovering costs from media sources delivering fraudulent trafficEnsuring data quality for mobile attribution and analyticsFraud prevention for gaming, e-commerce, fintech, and on-demand app verticals
Customer Segments
Mobile gaming companiesE-commerce and retail appsFintech and banking appsOn-demand and delivery appsTravel and hospitality appsSubscription app publishersPerformance marketing agencies managing mobile budgets
Corporate history
  • 2011Founded
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