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"Your connection is not private."

10 years ago

It started with Facebook. Attempting to go to that site, I'd get a message saying, "Your connection is not private. Attackers might be trying to steal your information from Facebook.com (for example passwords, messages, or credit cards)." The https: of the URL is crossed out in red. Sometimes I had the same problem with Facebook's Scrabble. Then the same thing with Google's search function. I had to use Bing instead.

I would give it a rest and try later; sometimes it was fine. If it wasn't, I'd give Firefox a shot. (I normally use Chrome.) As a last resort, I'd restart my computer.

Gradually, the problem has gotten worse. I shut down my computer last night, and this morning YouTube and Amazon were affected as well. Bad time of year to be cut off from Amazon! Both Chrome and Firefox are affected; I haven't tried Explorer or Edge.

Malwarebytes detects nothing.

I'm running Windows 10, but the problem started with Windows 7. Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. Thanks!

Comments (10)

  • 10 years ago

    Oddly, I get this message every single time I go to Bonefish Grill's site. Go figure.

  • 10 years ago

    Alisande


    Someone might come along with a more thorough answer but in the meantime, have you checked your system clock to make sure it's set properly?

  • 10 years ago

    You mean the clock/calendar at the bottom of my screen? Yes, it's accurate. But you probably mean another clock I'm not familiar with. :-)

  • 10 years ago

    Yeah, that's the one. Googling lead me to believe that was a possibility but... guess not.

    Hopefully someone else will know better.

  • 10 years ago

    Shoot--I'm usually pretty good about Googling a computer problem (or Binging, if I can't Google), but I dropped the ball this time. Thanks for the reminder, Richard; I'll give it a try.

  • 10 years ago

    Sometimes it has to do with the fact that a web site's certificate has expired:

    Connection not trusted

  • 10 years ago

    I would check and make sure the security settings and software are updated and operating on your computers, and run a virus scan. I can't even imagine how the clock would be the cause.

  • 10 years ago

    stolenidentity-

    The clock can be the cause because the browser compares the validity date for the certificate to the time on the clock. I have a computer that resets to 2008 when there is a power failure because the CMOS battery no longer holds a charge. If I don't remember to reset the computer clock, my browser starts throwing up warnings about untrusted connections.

  • 10 years ago

    The CMOS battery is replaceable.

  • 10 years ago

    brushworks-

    Thanks...I know. I've done that with other computers. But this is an all-in-one computer that has the battery buried so deep inside that it requires almost total dissassembly of the innards to get at it. It's otherwise a great computer, but underscores the major shortcoming of this type of design. So I put up with the occasional need for a re-set!

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