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How do I filter bot traffic from sites like popads, adsterta, propellerads?
Most of the traffic on these sites is bots. I am very worried. Please guide me clearly.
 
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Use a server-side bot detection service like DataDome or IPQualityScore to filter in real-time. For a manual start, block known data center IP ranges and user agents associated with headless browsers (Puppeteer, Selenium) in your .htaccess or firewall. Expect 30-50% of traffic from these sources to be invalid.
 
mr_chip_douglas said:
Use a server-side bot detection service like DataDome or IPQualityScore to filter in real-time. For a manual start, block known data center IP ranges and user agents associated with headless browsers (Puppeteer, Selenium) in your .htaccess or firewall. Expect 30-50% of traffic from these sources to be invalid.
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Can you tell me any other bot filter site name?
 
david willey said:
Bots are common on PopAds, Adsterra, and PropellerAds. Check your analytics for suspicious patterns, enable network bot filters, block bad IPs, use CAPTCHAs, and focus on verified traffic sources to reduce fake clicks.
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How and through what do I understand bot traffic?
 
From my experience, the best way to filter bot traffic is using GA4 and Cloudflare together. I enabled GA4 bot filtering and excluded my own IP. After adding Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode, fake traffic dropped a lot. I also noticed real users stay longer, while bots show 0-second visits and high bounce rates.
 
You can use the IP2Location.io API which has the bot information under Security Plan. You can detect search engine bot, AI bot etc. using the API.
 
Use a tracker, block datacenter IPs, allow only real GEOs/ISPs, enable Cloudflare bot protection, and test traffic with small budgets first.
 
From my experience, filtering bot traffic works best when you combine multiple methods instead of relying on just IP blocking. Using a traffic tracker helps spot suspicious behavior like instant bounces, zero time on page, or unrealistic click patterns. I also filter data-center traffic, enable bot detection, and protect landing pages at the server level. Constant monitoring and adjusting rules is key—bot traffic keeps changing, so one-time filtering never works.
 
Use Cloudflare (Bot Fight Mode + JS Challenge) to filter bot traffic from Popads, Adstera, PropellerAds.
Along with this, disabling Proxy/VPN on ad networks, strict GEO and analytics-based IP blocking will reduce bots a lot.
 
Cloudflare’s Bot Fight Mode works for me too, you should try it, it might be useful.
 
Start using Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode and the Firewall. I use it and find effective.
 
Focus on tracking and filtering suspicious traffic using tools like Google Analytics, server logs, or third-party fraud detection (e.g., ClickCease, AdsGuard). Set up IP, region, and behavior filters to block sources showing high bounce rates or non-human patterns. Always test campaigns on a small scale first to spot bot-heavy sources before scaling up.
 
That’s pretty normal for those networks. Popads, Adsterra, and PropellerAds send a lot of bot traffic. Cloudflare helps the most here. Turn on Bot Fight Mode, use JS challenges, and block datacenter IP ranges. It won’t be perfect, but it cuts the worst of it fast.
 
musainc said:
How do I filter bot traffic from sites like popads, adsterta, propellerads?
Most of the traffic on these sites is bots. I am very worried. Please guide me clearly.
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Hey, I haven’t really used platforms like PopAds, Adsterra, or PropellerAds yet—just heard about them on YouTube while learning.
I’ve seen a lot of people talk about bot traffic issues there, so I’m also a bit concerned before getting started.
Would like to know how you actually filter or avoid bot traffic on these networks.
 
One thing that helped me was not relying only on the ad network stats. I started checking my server logs and analytics (like unusual bounce rates, very low session time, or weird GEO patterns).

You can also use tools like Cloudflare (bot fight mode / WAF rules) to block suspicious traffic before it even reaches your site. On top of that, setting frequency caps and targeting more specific GEOs in networks like PopAds, Adsterra, or PropellerAds can reduce junk traffic a bit.

It’s not perfect, but combining multiple filters usually improves traffic quality over time.
 
Bot traffic is seriously the worst and it’s totally valid to be worried! You gotta dig into your site analytics to spot super weird behavior patterns and then honestly, consider a solid third-party bot protection service or just straight-up filter out those super questionable ad networks altogether if they're not performing
 
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