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SECURITY

Discussion in 'Browser Issues' started by BGBG, Oct 19, 2015.

  1. BGBG

    BGBG Registered Members

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    What is this with many sites I used to go to without a thought and now I am blocked or intimidated because many warnings appear that they are not "trusted, secure, may be dangerous, etc" and try to scare you to death because they Have Chosen Not To Use Security and such?
    Why NOT go to these sites if done so before when may have and may not have had all these precautions? I am not saying secirity is not good or that one should be reckless, but honestly I dont understand it and if I never went to a site that had no current certificate, no security, was not safe or proven safe, , had malware,had spyware, had ads, I would just as well throw all my PCs away. When I walk outside I dont have a troop of armed guards surrounding me, yet I KNOW outdoors is or can be unsafe. I think this is getting ridiculous. TOO MUCH security and fear of nor having it 199% of the time. It is probably more dangerous to drive to the store than to go to unprotected untrusted site.
    If all this security, certificates, and protection is available, then WHY do the sites not have it, and discourage visits? My bank ITT person who I have had for years sent me an email and I couldnt open it because "security certificate was not valid".
    If a bank doesnt have security then what hope is there for me? If I am 100% secure, I can do nothing.
    Please EXPLAIN.
     
  2. Tony D

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    Certificate issues are sometimes due to having an incorrect date on your computer. Check the clock on your computer to ensure that it has the right date and time.
     
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  3. allheart55 (Cindy E)

    allheart55 (Cindy E) Administrator Administrator

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    Exactly what I was going to suggest.
     
  4. starbuck

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    As my colleagues have already stated.... checking the clock/date is the first thing to look into.
    A change in the clock/date maybe due to a dying CMOS battery.
    The next step would be to reset your browsers.... this sometimes corrects these problems.

    To Reset Firefox
    • At the top of the Firefox window, click the Help menu and select Troubleshooting Information
    • Click the Reset Firefox… button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.
    • To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens.
    • Firefox will close and be reset. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported.
    • Click Finish and Firefox will open.
    Note:
    After the reset is finished, your old Firefox profile information will be placed on your desktop in a folder named "Old Firefox Data." If the reset didn't fix your problem you can restore some of the information not saved by copying files to the new profile that was created.
    If you don't need this folder any longer, you should delete it as it contains sensitive information.

    The reset feature works by creating a new profile folder for you while saving your most important data.

    Firefox will try to keep the following data:



      • Bookmarks
      • Browsing history
      • Passwords
      • Cookies
      • Web form auto-fill information
      • Personal dictionary

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    Reset IE back to the defaults.
    • Close any Internet Explorer or Windows Explorer windows that are currently open.
    • Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.
    • Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
    • Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset.
    • Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would like to remove browsing history, search providers, Accelerators, home pages, and InPrivate Filtering data.
    • In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click Reset.
    • When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
    • Close Internet Explorer.
    • Your changes will take effect the next time you open Internet Explorer.

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    To reset Google Chrome
    • Click the Menu option button at the top right of the Google Chrome screen
    • Select Settings.
    • Click Show advanced settings and find the "Reset browser settings” section.
    • Click Reset browser settings.
    • In the dialogue that appears, click Reset. Note: When the "Help make Google Chrome better by reporting the current settings" tick box is selected you are anonymously sending Google your Chrome settings. Reporting these settings allows us to analyse trends and work to prevent future unwanted settings changes.

    Resetting your browser settings will impact the settings below:

    Default search engine and saved search engines will be reset and to their original defaults.
    Homepage button will be hidden and the URL that you previously set will be removed.
    Default startup tabs will be cleared. The browser will show a new tab when you startup or continue where you left off if you're on a Chromebook.
    New Tab page will be empty unless you have a version of Chrome with an extension that controls it. In that case your page may be preserved.
    Pinned tabs will be unpinned.
    Content settings will be cleared and reset to their installation defaults.
    Cookies and site data will be cleared.
    Extensions and themes will be disabled.
     
  5. BGBG

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    https://www.rodaleu.com/courses/eat...utm_medium=preventionmag&utm_campaign=october
    This is a particular website that stimulated this question, a site my wife wanted to look at but the W98se PC would not display it for I forget why.
    The XP desktop displayed it because I allowed exception in Firefox. XP laptop opened it but said the plugin was vulnerable and wanted to update Adobe flash. Windows 7 laptop opened it with no issues.
    Certainly a lot to consider. Will attempt to do so.
     
  6. Tony D

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    That page didn't open in my XP machine using IE 8. I had to allow it. It opens fine if I use Chrome or Firefox.

    It's a browser issue. Simple as that. You need to use a browser that will work with the site. The site just doesn't play nicely with older browsers. Let's face it, older machines are going to experience issues like this more and more as technology moves ahead.
     
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