On these sites, why are there so many Untrusted certificates.
It's almost like these sites are trying to harvest information or install malware certificate not trusted
Malware is that advanced that, it's impossible to block everything. All you need to do is change the code very slightly and then it's a different variation that could be left un detected. Also it depends which OS your usIng.
I think it's Windows 7. I turned off the auto-updated about 5 years ago. I just noticed a few days ago when I was googling around that Google stopped my searches and started asking for a captcha code.
From the sounds of it and what you have done, your machine sounds to me as if it's massively Compromised. I wouldn't run a scan I would format and reinstall the operating system. Specially if you've been digging round threads like these. Don't tell me you also use chan sites?
If Google is asking you for captchas the chances are your machine has been turned into a bot-net - c2c server
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Devious1 ago
On these sites, why are there so many Untrusted certificates. It's almost like these sites are trying to harvest information or install malware certificate not trusted
Orange_Circle ago
Can I get some kind of blocker for that stuff? I'm sort of technology unaware.
Devious1 ago
Malware is that advanced that, it's impossible to block everything. All you need to do is change the code very slightly and then it's a different variation that could be left un detected. Also it depends which OS your usIng.
Orange_Circle ago
I think it's Windows 7. I turned off the auto-updated about 5 years ago. I just noticed a few days ago when I was googling around that Google stopped my searches and started asking for a captcha code.
I guess I need to get something and run a scan.
Thanks for the reply.
Devious1 ago
From the sounds of it and what you have done, your machine sounds to me as if it's massively Compromised. I wouldn't run a scan I would format and reinstall the operating system. Specially if you've been digging round threads like these. Don't tell me you also use chan sites?
If Google is asking you for captchas the chances are your machine has been turned into a bot-net - c2c server
Orange_Circle ago
I don't actually use the Chan, but when they were discovering a lot of the initial info I read there.
Devious1 ago
Yeh sorry, I seriously wouldn't trust your machine. I'd switch it off and use something else in the meantime. But obviously you do what you wish.
Orange_Circle ago
It's off for now. Thanks for the heads up.
Reckon I'd better see if I can find the cd to re-do it.
Devious1 ago
If you do redo it get a decent AV and don't turn off Windows updates.
No worries about the heads up, it's just your digging around in the pizza stuff and there are a lot of bad folks about