No cooking related but maybe someone can explain

15 years ago

Today a few times when I try to log in I get this message.

You have attempted to establish a connection with an.tacoda.net

However the security certificate presented belongs to "a248.e.akamai.net"

It is possible, though unlikely that someone may be trying to intercept your communication with this web site. I you suspect the certificate shown does not belong to "an.tacoda.net" please cancel the connection and notify the site administrator.

If I click cancel it lets me log on. I am not computer savvy enough to know what to do. Anyone?

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canarybird01
15 years ago
I've also been getting that message.
eandhl
Original Author
15 years ago
Okay, thanks. I sure I didn't do anything wrong or mess with any settings on my computer. Maybe be glitch with GW today.
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Me too! I stymied the Computer tech guy here at work. He had no idea! I assured him that I wasn't sending anything confidential. LOL
weed30 St. Louis
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I spy...

With my little eye...
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15 years ago
Akami is a company that provides services to websites, it's been around for 10 years, a lifetime in computer years. It was probably a hiccup in the iVillage servers, which allowed a usually unseen step to interfere with the usually seamless log on.
CA Kate z9
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I got it this evening off a Delta Airlines site. i was a little spooked since it showed up out of nowhere.
eandhl
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15 years ago
weed30, Should one follow the "I Spy" to rid our computers of the akami or just leave things alone. By the way I got the message again today on logging in.
sally2_gw
15 years ago
Is this a PC thing, cause I haven't had that problem on my Mac.

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ilene_in_neok
15 years ago
It sounds to me like a pop-up. This site is rife with pop-ups and cookies. If you do a scan using your security software, clean out all the cookies, then log on to this site and post a message and run your security software again, you'll find you've got more cookies.

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ntt_hou
15 years ago
Are you using MS Explorer for internet browsing? If you do, go to Tools and see if you have a Pop-up Blocker, if you do, turn it on.
CA Kate z9
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sally: I have an iMac X, and I got an actual site page NOT just a pop-up and without clicking anything; it just appeared along with the Delta Home Page. I dumped all my cookies immediately.
eandhl
Original Author
15 years ago
I am using Firefox and pop up blocker is enabled. Today on log in I did not get the message.
ilene_in_neok
15 years ago
Enabling the pop-up blocker is something everyone should do. But this may pose some problems when you go to legitimate sites, so you may have to do some tinkering with it from time to time.

Unfortunately, cookies seem to get "planted" no matter what you have set up.

Attached is a link I found. I don't know anything about the software they're trying to get you to download but this is worth looking at to find out what tacoda is.

What I would do is go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and run their online scan. You might have to download Java if it's not already on your computer. Housecall is what my computer guy uses as the first step to removing virus and I have used it several times where I used to work, where people downloaded every free little gadget they saw, not realizing that so few things on the Internet are free. Many of these things come with spyware, at best, and out-and-out viruses at the worst. One of the biggest messes I had to clean up was when one of the employees downloaded some free cursors -- butterflies and other things that were in constant motion. Not only did that constant motion slow their computers 'way down, but it held the door open for some pretty damaging stuff. Before someone came to me with problems, three employees had downloaded the same programs (recommended by the first employee). One of the employees didn't want to ask me for help and tried to remove the program herself and caused her computer to crash. That computer had to go to the shop. They were able to save all of her files but she did without her computer for a week.

I have Norton on my computer, but I find that it doesn't catch everything. Another good program to use, that is free and safe, is Adaware. You can download it here: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2008/3000-8022_4-10045910.html (copy and paste this into your browser)

In your case, I would run Housecall first. Housecall takes a long time to run, so be prepared.

Hope this helps. --Ilene

Here is a link that might be useful: Info on tacoda
sally2_gw
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Interesting. I use Safari with the pop up blocker, and haven't seen that thing y'all are talking about. Maybe it's just luck. I don't know.

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