# Click injection

Mobile ad fraud that inserts a fabricated click just before an installation is measured to steal credit.

Mobile ad fraud that inserts a fabricated click just before an installation is measured to steal credit.

## An example

Malicious software emits a click near an app's first launch so a last-click report credits the wrong source.

## Why it matters

Inspect timing and provenance; a short interval alone is not enough to prove fraud.


## Related terms
- [Attribution](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/attribution)
- [Click validation](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/click-validation)
- [Impression](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/impression)
- [Invalid traffic (IVT)](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/invalid-traffic)

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