Your Connection Is Not Secure

[Koldo]

Win 7 Starter (it's a netbook).

Restart your computer, keep pressing F8 to bring up a menu as soon as you turn it on and choose to go into Safe Mode with Networking. Check if the problem persists in this mode.

 

[YmirGF]

Also I am using IE right now and no problems.

Lordy, that IS extreme. I feel for you.

 

[Rival]

Lordy, that IS extreme. I feel for you.

I know right. I feel like such a failure right now

 

[Mindmaster]

I keep having this error message on Firefox when I try to access RF and other fora and some other sites, not all. I can't even add an exception for RF.

I have tried changing Firefox settings , Windows settings regarding mismatched certificates, disabled certain Avast settings, cleared my cache, tried deleting the profile db8 but can't because it doesn't exist, restarted and just nothing. I can't even use Google and nor can I add an exception for that either.

Your browser is using outdated certification authority certificates, and there is nothing you can do about it basically. What this means is not that your connection is actually insecure, but that it has no way to verify the authenticity of the site since the key the browser has that signs the key for your site cannot be validated. Your traffic between the site will, however remain encrypted and is still secure.

Generally, the point of this is that if someone was man-in-the-middling a site you visit it couldn't generate the proper key for the site and this would be your warning. If it is happening on more than one site though, it is certainly the CA key that is bad not _every site you visit_.

Regardless, you can effectively ignore the warning in this case just get the newest browser update when it becomes available. (The real fix for the problem.)

 

[Rival]

Your browser is using outdated certification authority certificates, and there is nothing you can do about it basically. What this means is not that your connection is actually insecure, but that it has no way to verify the authenticity of the site since the key the browser has that signs the key for your site cannot be validated. Your traffic between the site will, however remain encrypted and is still secure.

Generally, the point of this is that if someone was man-in-the-middling a site you visit it couldn't generate the proper key for the site and this would be your warning. If it is happening on more than one site though, it is certainly the CA key that is bad not _every site you visit_.

Regardless, you can effectively ignore the warning in this case just get the newest browser update when it becomes available. (The real fix for the problem.)

Sounds great. Lol.

 

[Rival]

Restart your computer, keep pressing F8 to bring up a menu as soon as you turn it on and choose to go into Safe Mode with Networking. Check if the problem persists in this mode.

Apparently I have to press F8 like a demented woodpecker? Cos command prompt never appeared lol.

 

[Koldo]

Apparently I have to press F8 like a demented woodpecker? Cos command prompt never appeared lol.

Yes!
You need to keep pressing F8 until the menu comes up.
It has to be done before the Windows logo shows up or else it else it will start to load your regular Windows.
Just keep pressing the button a lot of times non-stop.

 

[Jumi]

Are you sure that the "secure connection" warning isn't about the ads and trackers that use http(not secure) while the site itself is https(secure).

 

[Rival]

Are you sure that the "secure connection" warning isn't about the ads and trackers that use http(not secure) while the site itself is https(secure).

I'm sure.

 

[Jumi]

This might be of some use:

What does "Your connection is not secure" mean? | Firefox Help

 

[Rival]

This might be of some use:

What does "Your connection is not secure" mean? | Firefox Help

I've tried all of those things :/

 

[Rival]

I haven't even a cert8.db as I mentioned earlier, so I couldn't delete it if I wanted to.

 

[Jumi]

Strange. I'm using Firefox on both Windows and Linux and I'm not seeing this. I've had this problem on some other site a long time ago, but not here.

Go to Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Certificates, click "View Certificates" -> Servers and click "add exception", type in the site address and see if you can add a permanent exception there.

 

[Rival]

Strange. I'm using Firefox on both Windows and Linux and I'm not seeing this. I've had this problem on some other site a long time ago, but not here.

Go to Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Certificates, click "View Certificates" -> Servers and click "add exception", type in the site address and see if you can add a permanent exception there.

I've tried. It didn't work.

I mean this is just really stupid getting.

 

[Koldo]

I haven't even a cert8.db as I mentioned earlier, so I couldn't delete it if I wanted to.

Have you tried what I suggested ?
The reason to go into Safe Mode with Network is to understand whether there is some kind of software booting up with your Windows creating this issue. One way or another, here are the things you could try:

- Reinstall Firefox.
- Do a System Restore to one week before the problem started.
- Disable your antivirus.
- Download some other antivirus to scan your computer ( like Malwarebytes ).

 

[Rival]

- Disable your antivirus.
- Download some other antivirus to scan your computer ( like Malwarebytes ).

I have tried both and nothing. About to boot in safe mode now.

 

[Rival]

Okay it's in safe mode with networking now. It's still saying my connection is not secure.

@Koldo

 

[Jumi]

Could also try if either of these Firefox-based browsers have the same problem. The biggest problem with them is less FF extensions will work with them.

Waterfox - Downloads - The free, open and private browser
The Pale Moon Project homepage

 

[Koldo]

Okay it's in safe mode with networking now. It's still saying my connection is not secure.

@Koldo

Ok. I would totally do a System Restore now. Uninstall Firefox first.
Then press the Windows button and type System Restore in the search bar.
Proceed to do a system restore to an earlier date before this issue started. I suggest at least one week before.
This won't delete your regular files, but it will restore your system files as they were in the past.
Now install Firefox again.

 

[Rival]

Who knew it took about a quatrillion years to uninstall Firefox! Lmao.