Firefox Problem.

[ImLostAgain]

I opened Firefox just now and it won't open any sites. For instance I tried to go to my gmail account and I get this message....

Your connection is not secure

The owner of mail.google.com has configured their website improperly. To protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to this website.

This site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that Firefox may only connect to it securely. As a result, it is not possible to add an exception for this certificate.

The same message appears on any site I try to open.
I'm using the Pale Moon browser to type this and I'm having no problems whatsoever. Opera is also working fine.
I have made no changes to Firefox (version 65.0) and it was ok yesterday.
Anyone else having any problems with it?

[jno]

no, just tried it and I got into Gmail okay.

[chelle7272]

Some advcie here:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1130326

[chelle7272]

I have foud before it is the date or time setting being out that throws up certfiicate errors, or your antivirus / firewall may conflict with Firefox

[klazomaniac]

Agree with chelle, Check your date and time. Then you MUST clear your history and cache for the effects to take place.

[spathiphyllum]

Try going to "https://mail.google.com"

[klazomaniac]

Ps. I'm not a tech wizard, But this happened to me last week on my phone as I was travelling through different time zones. I googled this and tried it. It worked for me. Good luck.

[CluckyChick]

I had exactly the same thing this morning, and it isn't a message I'd ever seen before. Just a glitch with Firefox maybe?

[ImLostAgain]

Well it's getting stranger and stranger. Time and date were correct. I re-did them anyway. I cleared the history and cache. I checked Avast and it was saying it needed to re-set itself (or something like that). I did that and opened F/F and went to my gmail account. It opened without problem. I went to another site (this one) and the problem was back. I went back to gmail and the message is back there too!
Oh and I did type: https://mail.google.com but it didn't make any difference. I've even uninstalled f/f and re-installed it and it's still the same. I'll keep searching for a solution. Thanks for your suggestions.

[Old_Geezer]

I get that "not secure" utter garbage at times on all browsers. Usually on the mobile and when connecting to free WiFi. Drives me nuts. Think it might be related to security apps running on your equipment.

[Old_Geezer]

Although in my experience it tends not to be site related.

[chelle7272]

It may be Avast webshield conflicting
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/error-codes-secure-websites#w_avastavg

[ImLostAgain]

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I've been working my way through everything suggested. chelle7272, I seem to have sorted it in that last link you posted. I unchecked "Enable HTTPS Scanning" and all seems back to normal. Why do these things just change themselves I wonder. It's so annoying.
Thanks everyone. I'll let you know if it changes.

[Togo]

You may find this interesting I L A.

""Mozilla Firefox announced the introduction of anti-tracking privacy settings in its browser, Tuesday.
In a blog post, Firefox’s Vice President of Product Strategy, Nick Nguyen, outlined the browser’s new privacy settings.
“One of the features we outlined in our approach to anti-tracking was Enhanced Tracking Protection, otherwise known as ‘removing cross-site tracking’. We initially announced in October that we would roll out Enhanced Tracking Protection off-by-default. This was just one of the many steps we took to help prepare users when we turn this on by default this year,” Nguyen declared. “We continue to experiment and share our journey to ensure we balance these new preferences with the experiences our users want and expect. Before we roll this feature out by default, we plan to run a few more experiments and users can expect to hear more from us about it.”
“As a result of some of our previous testing, we’re happy to announce a new set of redesigned controls for the Content Blocking section in today’s Firefox release where users can choose their desired level of privacy protection,” he continued, before outlining the three privacy modes: Standard, Strict, and Custom.
Private mode allegedly blocks “known trackers in Private Browsing Mode,” and “In the future, this setting will also block Third Party tracking cookies.”
Strict, Nguyen explained, is for “people who want a bit more protection and don’t mind if some sites break,” and “blocks known trackers by Firefox in all windows.”
Custom allows users to personalize what they want to block.
Firefox is one of the first mainstream browsers to boast anti-tracker privacy settings, however, it seems to be following in the footsteps of rival browser Brave, which was launched by former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich after he was ousted from the company. Eich’s browser Brave boasts built-in tracker and advertisement blocking, and has even attempted to take on the problem of demonetization caused by Google and other Big Tech companies.""

https://www.technochops.com/brave-browser-review-2017-heres-experienced-far/2681/

[murraymints]

welcome home Togo xx

[Togo]

Morning Minty.....see the "Saturday Punt" thread. Bet it is cold up there.
Sorry to divert I L A.