BotRefund audits every affiliate conversion using behavioral signals, attribution path analysis, and click-to-conversion timing — then tells you which commissions to approve, hold, or reject before payout.
Start without platform integrations. BotRefund reads UTM and click IDs from your traffic. For exact payout reconciliation, upload your payout CSV or connect your affiliate platform later.
Start free auditClick-level fraud tools catch bots in the traffic. That's useful. But the commissions that cost you most aren't from bot clicks — they're from real sessions where an affiliate manipulates the attribution path in the final seconds before conversion.
Three patterns often hide behind commissions that normal click-level tools pass as clean:
An affiliate fires a redirect or drops a cookie in the final seconds before a user converts, stealing credit from whoever actually drove the signup or sale.
Tracking cookies placed silently via hidden images or iframes. No user interaction. No real referral. Commission claimed anyway.
Browser extensions that inject affiliate cookies at the moment of purchase, claiming commission on a sale the affiliate had no part in.
None of these show up as bot traffic. They look like legitimate conversions. Without behavioral and attribution path analysis, they get paid.
We install a lightweight tracking script on your site. It monitors every session from affiliate click through to conversion — capturing behavioral signals, device data, and the full attribution path via UTM parameters.
Start without platform integrations. We reconstruct which affiliate ID and click ID drove each conversion directly from your traffic's UTM data. For exact commission matching, upload your monthly payout CSV or connect your platform later.
Before each payout cycle, you get a report showing every affiliate conversion scored and tagged:
Clean traffic, standard buyer behavior, attribution path intact.
Anomalies present, worth a manual look before paying.
Strong fraud signals, payout should pause pending investigation.
Clear evidence of manipulation, commission should be declined.
Your finance and affiliate teams get the evidence, not just a score.
Clear, granular evidence to hold or decline payouts with confidence.
| Affiliate ID | Conversions | Suspicious % | Commission at Risk | Primary Evidence / Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aff_204 | 1,240 | 38% suspicious | $4,712 | No scroll engagement, duplicate device fingerprints |
| aff_817 | 430 | 61% suspicious | $2,623 | Cookie stuffing via UTM path, click-to-cart < 2s |
| aff_339 | 580 | 44% suspicious | $3,190 | Coupon extension fingerprint, no prior session history |
| aff_102 | 900 | 4% suspicious | $0 | Clean — standard buyer browsing patterns |
Anonymized client audit data. Results vary by traffic mix and affiliate network.
Most click-level tools score traffic quality. They're not built to trace attribution paths or catch conversion-moment manipulation. If you're already running one, BotRefund works alongside it — we focus on the conversion end, not the click end.
Run us in parallel and compare what your current fraud tool misses before changing your payout process.
Run a parallel audit →4 simple steps to protect your affiliate payout pipeline.
Add the BotRefund script to your site. It begins collecting behavioral and attribution data immediately across all affiliate traffic.
No affiliate platform access needed. We reconstruct affiliate attribution directly from UTM parameters in your traffic — which affiliate, which campaign, which creative drove each conversion.
Behavioral signals, device fingerprints, click-to-conversion timing, and attribution path integrity are combined into a per-conversion fraud score.
Before each payout cycle, export a commission report your finance team can act on directly: approve, hold, or reject, with supporting evidence for each decision.
Comprehensive protection across all major affiliate fraud vectors.
Last-click hijacking · Cookie stuffing · Coupon extension overwrites · Duplicate device farms · Bot-driven trial signups · Disposable email registrations · Brand-bidding and self-referral · Click-to-cart timing anomalies