Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network.

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PancakeBoi12 17 Jul @ 10:09am

So when i use ingame overlay browser it keeps giving me: Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network.
It only happens when in the ingame overlay, all my browsers outside of games function normaly, it started happening after i did fresh install of windows 2 days ago. Any ideas how to resolve this?

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Blaagh 17 Jul @ 12:09pm

remove malware from your pc and change default page for ingame browser?

PancakeBoi12 17 Jul @ 10:37pm

Already tried 5 scans for malware with no results, and it only triggers when i try to google something, not just by opening the browser

Lost 18 Sep @ 2:47am

2 months late, but for what it's worth: I'm pretty sure this is caused by Steam's browser sending some HTTP headers that Google recognize as it coming from an application other than a browser. My solution for it is to use qwant.com instead.

Blue.Blaze.Irregular 25 Sep @ 1:41pm

This happens to me also, only in the steam overlay browser. My other browsers work great also. I tried scanning for viruses, and turning off gpu acceleration but to no avail. I've never had any VPNs on. So I really don't think this is a problem on my end. First world problems I know, but this is very annoying.

PancakeBoi12 25 Sep @ 10:33pm

Originally posted by Lost:
2 months late, but for what it's worth: I'm pretty sure this is caused by Steam's browser sending some HTTP headers that Google recognize as it coming from an application other than a browser. My solution for it is to use qwant.com instead.

I tried using qwant, it worked until now, now it wants me to solve captchas as well lol, still happens only in steam browser, when i use edge, opera, chrome outside of game it works normaly

ReBoot 26 Sep @ 12:00am

Which web site does this happen on

doublecccheck 26 Sep @ 2:03am

May I suggest opening you registry editor by typing "regedit" into you search bar on windows.

Open the registry editor and look at CURRENT USER> SOFTWARE

and just go through the list. You might find a lot of thinks you are unfamiliar with, but if you do a google search of that specific file name, it will typically tell you it's for such and such program, or a core windows registry.

You can also search through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE and see if there are any changes in there.

Years ago my friend said anti virus is a scam and he just checks his registry manually. I learned how to do the same.

I do run a program called Advanced System Care Pro from IOBIT, which cleans up my pc. I also use ccleaner free.
I also use IOBITS Driver Booster because it is amazing. The game boost closes programs you didn't even know were open.

I think it's like $40 for both subscriptions for a year. But I've never looked back, same with not having Avast, or those programs. I just check my registry is Advanced System Care doesn't pick anything up on a scan.