Firefox will not let me access most of the sites I use. I get a connection is not secure message. None of the fixes seem to work. What other browser is worth downloading.
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Firefox will not let me access most of the sites I use. I get a connection is not secure message. None of the fixes seem to work. What other browser is worth downloading.
ex spec5 Mark
63 TR4 Surrey
50's Cooper Alfa Sports/Racer
Mark - did your Firefox problem just start? Can't you just "lower" the security level?
Browsers I use: Opera, Chrome, Edge.
Windows 10
Tom M.
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History: 1976 MGB, 1959 Triumph TR3A, 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190b, 1958 Rambler American, 1953 MG TD.
Next? who the heck knows!
My browser of choice since Mozilla and Adobe had their falling out is Chrome, with it in the "incognito" mode. And whether it means anything or not, I "clear browsing data" before closing the browser.
'64 MGB, '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC,'69 Lotus Elan +2
'78 Alfa Romeo Spider-undergoing surgery: O=\*/=O
'84 300D Turbo-"Diesela"-Now my Daily: Oo|≣|oO
'02 Toyota Camry- SWMBO's 'new-to-her' Daily. <sigh>
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What AV? BIG deal. If the AV scans https, locks you out sometimes. Unchecked that box.
To check your connection settings in Firefox:
- Click the menu button and choose Options.Preferences.
- Select the Advanced panel.
- Select the Network tab.
- In the Connection section, click Settings….
- Change your proxy settings: ...
- Close the Connection Settings window.
- Close the about
references page.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...r-browsers-can
I use Chrome and the up coming Comoto Dragon. Comoto Dragon has a lot of security features and custom settings also. You have to train it to except or reject any sites and asks for your approval before opening. PJ
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and yes, almost worthless. In fact, it sux.
Badly.
Back when it started, it was "edgy", in-the-face of IE and other come-uppers.
Did their own thing, and those of us not so much main-stream loved it.
Not any more.
Now for add-ons they have to be submitted and approved by Mozilla.
Tabs are Chrome...have to add on to get square tabs back.
Always trying to update itself (and those of us that czech out updates first don't want that).
I have twelve extensions and two plug-ins currently.
Then there is Thundertird.....errr...Thunderbird. What a crock.
On my desktop I have the .exe for FF 12.0....as far as I am concerned, "last known good".
I can load it back in when FF gets wonky.
And they don't get "in-your-face", MicroSlime, and say "we're going to support old OS in defiance of MS desires for world domination"....oh, no. Roll over and play dead.
It started after the last upgrade a few days ago. I can get to a few places like BCF but not the VTR. I can't get to my bank, Amazon and most others. I tried the fix given plus a few more, nothing seems to work. When if comes to computers, it seems the promise is there just not the execution. Thanks for the alternative browser suggestions, I will check them out, I too am concerned about spying. It seems to me the current crop of tech companies and their billionaire owners are worse then the famed "robber barons" of the 19th and early 20th century.
ex spec5 Mark
63 TR4 Surrey
50's Cooper Alfa Sports/Racer
Yup. Gotta keep Billy in his Billions...and Bozos....errr...Bezos.
Backdate your FF.
Remember what version you had?
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1186624
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb...refox?cache=no
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/
I've been doing this for YEARS, and all the bs about security is just that..bs.
Same with XP.
Go back, then turn off auto FF updates and it won't do it again.
Strange; I mostly use Firefox. Currently running 59.0.2 on this machine.
Generally when I get the security warning, it's because I'm using HTTPS (the trailing S forces a secure connection) and the request actually did get hijacked (many public WiFi connections do this). Bit of an annoyance, but I certainly do want to get a warning when I'm not seeing the site I expected.
Randall
56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
71 Stag LE1473L waiting engine rebuild
71-72-73 Stag LE2013LBW waiting OD gearbox rebuild
Except that isn't specifically his problem.
"Firefox will not let me access most of the sites I use. I get a connection is not secure message."
MOST. Deeper problem than one hijacked website (and I have other software to alert me to that).
"It started after the last upgrade a few days ago. I can get to a few places like BCF but not the VTR. I can't get to my bank, Amazon and most others."
More than one hijacked website. And BCF is www not https. VTR IS https, I just czeched.
Plus, I'm a freaking dinosaur. NO ON-LINE BANKING, EVER!
If I get a warning, I know it isn't for me, it's a phishing scam.
ALL my banks have notes in my files to prevent any attempt at on-line banking of any sort.
We have ONE ATM card at ONE bank.
The rest are handed back with a comment to not do that again.
59 is older. 60 was released a month ago, 60.0.2 is current.
Back date to 59.0 and see what happens.
I will try to back date it. Firefox can't access its own website. I have been using Edge for the last few days, so will try that. I don't know anything about www, http or https and I really should not have to, these things should work. I don't understand the refrigeration process, all I care is the beer is cold. In my world it is the same thing. Until this episode with Firefox, I had no complaints about it, didn't know enough to be annoyed. But I do know I am not going to spend a lot of my valuable summer sitting in front of this screen obsessing about it. I have a TR4 with a fresh engine to break in.
ex spec5 Mark
63 TR4 Surrey
50's Cooper Alfa Sports/Racer
Using Kaspersky.
ex spec5 Mark
63 TR4 Surrey
50's Cooper Alfa Sports/Racer
No computer wiz here, but I'm chiming in because I use Firefox 60.0.2 on my tablet and my desktop. I'm not having any problem reaching sites...including VTR.
'66 TR4A '68 GT6
so....if the Soviet Spyware Kaspersky has a function to scan https...turn that off. Might be an issue of interface compatibility. Using 60 with, oh, Defender is a whole lot different than 60 with Kaspersky or some other aftermarket AV.
Long distance troubleshooting here:
https://support.kaspersky.com/14415
https://forum.kaspersky.com/index.ph...-is-activated/
do not scan encrypted connections checked.
Hey, you are the man! Thank you very much. I did the toggle thingy and it worked. Don't understand it but the beer is cold. Again, thank you very much.
ex spec5 Mark
63 TR4 Surrey
50's Cooper Alfa Sports/Racer
'64 MGB, '67 Lotus Elan S-3 DHC,'69 Lotus Elan +2
'78 Alfa Romeo Spider-undergoing surgery: O=\*/=O
'84 300D Turbo-"Diesela"-Now my Daily: Oo|≣|oO
'02 Toyota Camry- SWMBO's 'new-to-her' Daily. <sigh>
Chaos & Mayhem PTY, LTD..C.I.O. & Floor Sweepervisor
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