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wintonian

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Thankfully I don't use Google search that often but I do find it more through then my usual engine of choice, but today I have started receiving the "we have detected unusual traffic from your IP etc." message and I can't seem to pass the dam CAPTCHA.

Does anyone have a method for getting round Googles block at all? As I run Kubuntu malware isn't an issue and I have had the same IP for 18 months so that can't be a reason for it either.
 
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swj99

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"we have detected unusual traffic from your IP etc."
Not sure of the solution, but could it be that you share your IP with others who may have been using it more than you ?

There are various suggestions online about changing your IP, but I've never tried so I don't know if it's possible.

If all else fails, you could try asking over on Majorgeeks. Someone on there is bound to know.
 

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There are four likely scenarios that may or may not apply to your individual circumstances:

1. Someone on your network has been doing something iffy and Google has detected it
2. A device on your network has been compromised, most likely by malware and that device is doing someing iffy (most commonly a SPAM bot)
3. Someone else using your ISP has fallen into either 1) or 2) and this has prompted Google to block the ISPs entire IP range.
4. Googles detection software has malfunctioned

For 3) and 4) you should contact your ISPs abuse team (often abuse@yourisp, but check their documentation) who can work with Google to resolve the issue, but I would also urge you to check your network and device security and consider, if you use Wi-Fi changing your WPS key.

Your confidence that using Kubutu means your machine cannot be compromised is I am afraid misplaced. There are a number of know exploits and malware targeting major Linux distributions( example ). The lower rate of usage does make Linux less attractive as a platform for malware so it does still make 2) the least likely senario - but I would still advise making sure that your installation is fully patched and up to date and also that you check for any unrecognized daemons running in kernel mode - overconfidence breeds complacency.
 
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