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Having problem with Security Certificates being invalid. the tech message is: login.yahoo.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is not trusted. (Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer).

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FrankPorter
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A few days ago I was screwing around and got a trojan. My MS Security Essentials caught it, segregated and removed it.

This is a list of what was removed: 

                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.UN
                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.SC
                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.WA
                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0094.AL
                              Trojan:Java/Mesdeh
                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.ST
                              Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0094.J

All with Alert Level: Severe

If needs be I have no problem formatting my main drive and starting over but would rather not have to spend 2 days doing it. I have separate C: & D: drives and install as little as possible on the C: drive as it is only 10gig, D: drive is 20gig so memory is at a premium. Thanks for any help you can give

A few days ago I was screwing around and got a trojan. My MS Security Essentials caught it, segregated and removed it. This is a list of what was removed: Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.UN Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.SC Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.WA Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0094.AL Trojan:Java/Mesdeh Exploit:Java/CVE-2008-5353.ST Exploit:Java/CVE-2010-0094.J All with Alert Level: Severe If needs be I have no problem formatting my main drive and starting over but would rather not have to spend 2 days doing it. I have separate C: & D: drives and install as little as possible on the C: drive as it is only 10gig, D: drive is 20gig so memory is at a premium. Thanks for any help you can give

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paulette1658
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The certificate not trusted error indicates that the SSL certificate is not signed or approved by a company that the browser trusts. This occurs most often for one of the following reasons:

  • The web site is using a self-signed certificate. Self-signed certificates can be generated for free but they don't provide as much trust as a commercial certificate. You can tell your browser to trust the self-signed certificate or you can buy (or ask the site owner to buy) a trusted SSL certificate from a certificate authority.
  • The web site is using a free SSL Certificate. Free SSL Certificates are issued by a couple of free certificate authorities but their Root Certificate must be manually imported to each browser to get rid of this error.
  • The web site is using a trusted SSL certificate but it is missing a chain/intermediate certificate. Most trusted certificates require that you install at least one other intermediate/chain certificate on the server to link your certificate up to a trusted source.

You will manually have to add the certificate so that you can access to the website. I got this error when my computer clock battery died so I had my computer without the actual date and time. The computer found that the exception expired on a date which wasn't the actual date. You can check that if you want. That's what happened to me.
To check the certificates:
Go to options->advanced->encryption->view certificates->add exception

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cor-el
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You can retrieve the certificate and check who issued the certificate.

  • Click the link at the bottom of the error page: "I Understand the Risks"

Let Firefox retrieve the certificate: "Add Exception" -> "Get Certificate".

  • Click the "View..." button to inspect the certificate and check who is the issuer.

Only leave the mark in the box at the bottom to "Permanently store this exception" if you trust that certificate.