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Firefox won't load ANY websites--even Google--because of an "Insecure Connection." And yes, I've deleted cert8.db and changed my avast settings.

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Shrilaraune
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Firefox couldn't even load it's own "Thanks for downloading us" pages. Same error.

Advanced: www.google.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown. The server might not be sending the appropriate intermediate certificates. An additional root certificate may need to be imported. Error code: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER

Error Code details:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl

Peer's Certificate issuer is not recognized.

HTTP Strict Transport Security: false HTTP Public Key Pinning: true

Certificate chain:

BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

MIICzTCCAbWgAwIBAgIITVIiKka+yZEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwGzEZMBcGA1UE AwwQVmVydG9BbmFseXRpY3NDQTAeFw0xNjA4MTgwMDAwMDBaFw0yNjA4MTgwMDAw MDBaMBkxFzAVBgNVBAMMDnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEF AAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqwyobr3G1ss1/pTav7wMj4BNXRwn+zJjiHUXeo1j+qMA iuDcvu6UA2wex3rLTew7xiFrMGBL+pNqMrtO/YAyUTm9qRUNlhdcEV39HuKqs9YX hRAU2ZKcrg57xcZbDWJhHzFaTMM7ZI7co+gxu9oFimvk+dOpAmI612FwnxkwAgkX P8Y3Eul9fF5ppZ7Ms0lsJoIx5kOoGnciKre7lEsY7A8fJ45dZDeq7ysnnlpPXaG0 L3nczMdK27MfCB6bWfPKnp7YQTP/cq9JxNKmjmFOy4c+T3+0YCVXxyL0bnzOtuiq wfm5MxankCpHAPcMDiI9dw10XRAvSXW4QuWKdD5SLQIDAQABoxcwFTATBgNVHSUE DDAKBggrBgEFBQcDATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAQSBjEUee2LQs1CCCge6K phabWO3jm8qxLm5QEDxwRpDere/0O0rIzjbJPxbXCdN9UNm7wi9K6eDH+9jbb1Uk KXc2HQcOkWpdUhFEA2eCUCDqS7G9K/TXauTrxSdJo1BNvUSZOMXAWcu0fPZhZo2/ TOQogpnGtIdluBtodMAx/PUzCjOP+L2UUTSvVXkarAkFADHBpAhxuehB8SaPMvJn HrA6oD20lykCVuKID6uNYCJwindEzQWAzY8LpGuK+mIPuNzmi7ZVvl5kvKLXroNm wdBtdiG/JSGIaNU7MW1HAWaCqPIY3PUt2b7I+Myc/QDrMdQpD0q8JA0mNfhB0uwJ uQ==

END CERTIFICATE-----
Firefox couldn't even load it's own "Thanks for downloading us" pages. Same error. Advanced: www.google.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown. The server might not be sending the appropriate intermediate certificates. An additional root certificate may need to be imported. Error code: SEC_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ISSUER Error Code details: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl Peer's Certificate issuer is not recognized. HTTP Strict Transport Security: false HTTP Public Key Pinning: true Certificate chain: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIICzTCCAbWgAwIBAgIITVIiKka+yZEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwGzEZMBcGA1UE AwwQVmVydG9BbmFseXRpY3NDQTAeFw0xNjA4MTgwMDAwMDBaFw0yNjA4MTgwMDAw MDBaMBkxFzAVBgNVBAMMDnd3dy5nb29nbGUuY29tMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEF AAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAqwyobr3G1ss1/pTav7wMj4BNXRwn+zJjiHUXeo1j+qMA iuDcvu6UA2wex3rLTew7xiFrMGBL+pNqMrtO/YAyUTm9qRUNlhdcEV39HuKqs9YX hRAU2ZKcrg57xcZbDWJhHzFaTMM7ZI7co+gxu9oFimvk+dOpAmI612FwnxkwAgkX P8Y3Eul9fF5ppZ7Ms0lsJoIx5kOoGnciKre7lEsY7A8fJ45dZDeq7ysnnlpPXaG0 L3nczMdK27MfCB6bWfPKnp7YQTP/cq9JxNKmjmFOy4c+T3+0YCVXxyL0bnzOtuiq wfm5MxankCpHAPcMDiI9dw10XRAvSXW4QuWKdD5SLQIDAQABoxcwFTATBgNVHSUE DDAKBggrBgEFBQcDATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFAAOCAQEAQSBjEUee2LQs1CCCge6K phabWO3jm8qxLm5QEDxwRpDere/0O0rIzjbJPxbXCdN9UNm7wi9K6eDH+9jbb1Uk KXc2HQcOkWpdUhFEA2eCUCDqS7G9K/TXauTrxSdJo1BNvUSZOMXAWcu0fPZhZo2/ TOQogpnGtIdluBtodMAx/PUzCjOP+L2UUTSvVXkarAkFADHBpAhxuehB8SaPMvJn HrA6oD20lykCVuKID6uNYCJwindEzQWAzY8LpGuK+mIPuNzmi7ZVvl5kvKLXroNm wdBtdiG/JSGIaNU7MW1HAWaCqPIY3PUt2b7I+Myc/QDrMdQpD0q8JA0mNfhB0uwJ uQ== -----END CERTIFICATE-----

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You are worth your weight in solid gold, sir.

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philipp
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hi Shrilaraune, your secure connections appear to be intercepted by an untrusted third-party program on your system. please uninstall any programs related to VertoAnalytics (SmartApp?) from your system control panel and run a scan with various other security tools like the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner.

Shrilaraune
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Thanks so much for getting back to me. That finally makes some sense. I installed smart app myself after vetting it though, so I trust it. Is there a way to make it a trusted application for firefox? I do need it (smart app) running on my computer more than I need Firefox (at this point) which I'm hoping to use exclusivly to help me in my language studies. Thanks in advance

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I have also run Malwarebytes

philipp
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you could try exporting the VertoAnalyticsCA certificate from the windows trust store into firefox, like jscher2000 described it here for another provider: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1068675#answer-745280

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You are worth your weight in solid gold, sir.