Weird new signups: competitor scouting or just curious tire-kickers?
An owner of a digital/SaaS product describes noticing odd behavior from some new signups. These users create an account but show no real activation activity — instead they click every button and toggle random settings, seemingly testing whether something will break.
Many of them sign up using what look like randomly generated personal email addresses rather than real ones. The owner speculates this could be quietly checking what features are offered and whether the product delivers on its promises, or it could be white-hat security researchers probing for to report responsibly.
Separately, other users sign up even though they didn't need to, enter nonsensical input into form fields, and never return — classic s. Being new to running an online business, the owner asks other operators whether this kind of visitor activity, without clear good or bad intent, is normal.
Key points
- Multiple signups show no real activity — just clicking buttons and toggling settings, apparently probing for bugs
- Many use randomly generated-looking personal email addresses instead of real ones
- Owner suspects either feature-scouting or white-hat security researchers
- Other '' users sign up despite no need, enter nonsense inputs, then never return
- Owner asks fellow online business operators if this kind of ambiguous-intent traffic is normal