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Alert! googleads.g.doubleclick.net uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate will not be valid until 20/04/2012 12:57 PM. The current time is 4/04/

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Hi I get the following error message when surfing the net. It only occurs in Firefox.

"Alert! googleads.g.doubleclick.net uses an invalid security certificate.

The certificate will not be valid until 20/04/2012 12:57 PM. The current time is 4/04/2012 1:40 PM.

(Error code: sec_error_expired_certificate)"

I am using the latest version of Firefox. I click ok but the message reappears a few minutes later.

Hi I get the following error message when surfing the net. It only occurs in Firefox. "Alert! googleads.g.doubleclick.net uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate will not be valid until 20/04/2012 12:57 PM. The current time is 4/04/2012 1:40 PM. (Error code: sec_error_expired_certificate)" I am using the latest version of Firefox. I click ok but the message reappears a few minutes later.

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make sure that your system clock is set to the current date (double-click the clock icon on the windows taskbar).

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Thanks for the advice but it hasnt worked