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Secure Connection Failed An error occurred during a connection to www.google.ca. SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

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Unable to access secure websites such as www.google.ca and www.facebook.com after upgrading to Firefox 25.0

Chrome and Internet Explorer are able to access these sites through https

I have cleared all settings, cache, form data, history. Restarted the browser. Restarted the PC and Router. I have followed this Article as well to no avail; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/websites-dont-load-troubleshoot-and-fix-errors

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Unable to access secure websites such as www.google.ca and www.facebook.com after upgrading to Firefox 25.0 Chrome and Internet Explorer are able to access these sites through https I have cleared all settings, cache, form data, history. Restarted the browser. Restarted the PC and Router. I have followed this Article as well to no avail; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/websites-dont-load-troubleshoot-and-fix-errors Screenshot below in reply.

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distillia
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Here is a screenshot

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Is Shaw your ISP? If so, you are not alone. See: Suddenly, *only with Firefox* all computers in the house show (Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long) when trying to access any Google product. (unsolved).

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Does disabling IPv6 make any difference? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-cant-load-websites-other-browsers-can#w_ipv6

distillia
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I've just stopped using Firefox altogether for now. Disabling the Ipv6 did not resolve it. Changing my DNS didn't resolve it. No proxy settings, no special anything settings. Still doesn't work.