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#1 Win7yes

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 03:42 AM

Is my third try, CloudFlare asks for Captcha when I press Post

So since the start of the week, any site that uses CloudFlare is requesting all the computers connected to my router to enter a CAPTCHA code. It's gone for most sites now, but not for this forums. Every day, apparently after 12:00 AM (00:00) I have to Re-Enter a CAPTCHA code for this site. It didn't happend with any other site so far, only with this forums. So, is anyone else having to enter CAPTCHAs at certain websites?
Could someone explain me this better? The screen CloudFlare gives me doesn't explain that much.
Does it happend to you too?

Thanks in advance: Win7yes

#2 Bomb Bloke

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 04:10 AM

https://support.clou...a-site-visitor-

I've not encountered the CAPTCHA myself.

I gather use of a VPN or proxy may trigger it, as such are often implemented by malicious users.

Edited by Bomb Bloke, 22 October 2014 - 04:11 AM.


#3 Win7yes

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 05:06 AM

View PostBomb Bloke, on 22 October 2014 - 04:10 AM, said:

https://support.clou...a-site-visitor-

I've not encountered the CAPTCHA myself.

I gather use of a VPN or proxy may trigger it, as such are often implemented by malicious users.
As far as I know I do not use VPNs or Proxies.
Apparently, something may be wrong with the provider of my service itself or something. Something since Monday or so.
How much worried should I be? HoneyPot Project says the IP has been spamming Porn Sites websites or something.
I really do not know what's going on with this. It was working fine before. I have not touched any other site that was not what I ussually visit wich is Facebook, Youtube, Twitter a bit, some websites and forums about The Sims 4 and sometimes Bing Translator/Google Translator for English words that I forget. And probably some other things but not Porn sites all day. I will message the ISP later tomorrow.

Edit: Ugh, I have a lot of spam. Now I understand one part of Honeypot's info tabs.
Man, I just want to do my normal internet stuffs without interferences of security CAPTCHAs everywhere It even took me 3 tries to post this, because CloudFlare asked about CAPTCHAs and my whole post got never posted. I suppose this was just Luck. Well, I suppose I will just have to keep trying to gather info about this problem...

Edited by Win7yes, 22 October 2014 - 05:25 AM.


#4 Lyqyd

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 05:21 AM

If you had looked up your IP in the Project Honeypot link in the first paragraph of the article Bomb Bloke linked to, you'd see that it's been a problematic IP in the past, between 8 months ago and six and a half years ago. It's no surprise that you'd be seeing captchas when connecting from that IP.

#5 Win7yes

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 05:34 AM

View PostLyqyd, on 22 October 2014 - 05:21 AM, said:

If you had looked up your IP in the Project Honeypot link in the first paragraph of the article Bomb Bloke linked to, you'd see that it's been a problematic IP in the past, between 8 months ago and six and a half years ago. It's no surprise that you'd be seeing captchas when connecting from that IP.
It only started happening this week. Exacly Monday. Is there any way I can like, reassing an IP or something without having to install anything?
I swear I haven't done anything malicious or problematic. I didn't even know until now that the IP had been used before. I think it might be the first time I have this IP, because I never had this issue before.

Edited by Win7yes, 22 October 2014 - 06:19 AM.


#6 Bomb Bloke

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 07:34 AM

With many (if not most) ISPs, simply turning your modem off and on will be sufficient to take on a new public IP address.

#7 Cranium

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Posted 22 October 2014 - 04:11 PM

You can always call your ISP and see if they can change your IP for you.

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Posted 23 October 2014 - 08:45 AM

I got this when I was at a hotel a few weeks ago, if it's your home internet I'd definitely try and change your IP.





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