Getting started

Getting Started

Welcome to Fulbix Fraud & IP Blocker

Fulbix: Fraud & IP Blocker is a Shopify app that guards your online store against bots, fake traffic, suspicious visitors, content theft, and fraudulent activity — before they can cause damage.

Once installed and activated, Fulbix runs silently in the background. It evaluates every visitor the moment they land on your storefront and decides — in milliseconds — whether to allow, block, or redirect them based on your settings.

You do not need any technical knowledge to use this app.

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What Fulbix Protects You From

Threat	What it means for your store
Bots & automation	Fake traffic that inflates your analytics and abuses checkout
AI scrapers	Crawlers harvesting your product descriptions, images, and prices
Competitor spy tools	Services that monitor your pricing and promotions in real time
VPN & proxy traffic	Anonymous visitors hiding their identity — a common fraud signal
TOR network	Highly anonymous traffic frequently used for carding and account abuse
Content theft	Copying your text, images, or embedding your store in another site
Repeat fraudsters	Visitors who clear cookies or switch IPs to evade a block
Specific IPs or countries	Any source you want to explicitly block or allow

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Step 1 — Activate the App Embed

After installing Fulbix, the first thing you must do is activate the App Embed in your Shopify theme. Without it, Fulbix cannot detect, evaluate, or protect your visitors.

How to activate the App Embed

1. Open the Dashboard.
2. Find the yellow banner:

   "App Embed is not activated. Enable it in your theme editor to start protecting your storefront."

3. Click Activate App Embed.
4. Shopify Theme Editor opens automatically.
5. In the App Embeds section, turn Fulbix Fraud & IP Blocker
6. Click Save in the top-right corner.
7. Return to Fulbix.

When activation is successful, the banner changes to:

"App Embed is active. Your storefront is protected by Fulbix Fraud."

Important

Turning the App Embed on is not enough. You must click Save before leaving the Theme Editor.

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Step 2 — Configure Your Security Settings

Open Security from the left sidebar.

This section controls:

• Bot Protection
• VPN & Proxy Protection
• Content Protection

Recommended starting settings

For most stores, the default configuration provides strong protection:

• Shopping Abuse → On
• AI & Scrapers → On
• Competitor & Spy Tools → On
• TOR Exit Nodes → On
• VPN / Proxy Blocker → Off
• Content Protection → Configure based on your store's needs

Tip

Leave VPN / Proxy Blocker off initially. Enable it later if you notice suspicious anonymous traffic in Analytics.

For detailed explanations of each setting, see:

• Article 5 — VPN, Proxy & TOR Blocking
• Article 6 — Bot, Scraper & Automation Protection

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Step 3 — Create Your First Fraud Rule

Open Fraud Rules from the left sidebar.

Fraud Rules give you direct control over who can access your store.

You can:

• Block visitors
• Allow visitors
• Redirect visitors

Create your first rule

1. Click + Add Rule.
2. Choose:

   • Blacklist to block traffic
   • Whitelist to always allow traffic
3. Select the condition:

   • IP Address
   • Country
4. Enter the required values.
5. Click Save.

Note

Fraud Rules are optional. Fulbix can protect your store using Security settings alone.

Rules are best used when you need precise control over specific visitors, IP addresses, or countries.

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Step 4 — Review Your Analytics

Open Analytics from the left sidebar.

Once the App Embed is active, Fulbix begins collecting visitor data automatically.

You can monitor:

• Total visitors
• Allowed visitors
• Blocked visitors
• Visitor countries
• Top triggered protection rules
• Individual visitor records
• Risk scores

Data usually appears within minutes after the first visitor reaches your storefront.

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Setup Checklist

Use this checklist to confirm your store is fully protected.

Step	Where	Done when
Activate App Embed	Dashboard	Green status banner is displayed
Configure Security	Security	Protection settings match your needs
Create a Fraud Rule	Fraud Rules	At least one custom rule exists
Review Analytics	Analytics	Visitor data is being recorded

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What's Next?

Once setup is complete:

1. Review your Analytics data.
2. Configure Fraud Rules if needed.
3. Enable additional protection features such as VPN Blocking, Content Protection, or Persistent Visitor Protection.
4. Test your setup using the testing guide before relying on it in production.

Your store is now ready to start detecting and blocking suspicious traffic automatically.