On 8/1/14, Trane Francks <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/1/14 11:19 AM, HenriK wrote: >> Trane Francks wrote: >>> On 7/10/14 5:27 AM +0900, HenriK wrote: >>>> Trane Francks wrote: >>>>> On 7/9/14 9:09 AM +0900, Trane Francks wrote: >>>>>> On 7/9/14 7:28 AM +0900, HenriK wrote: >>>>>>> Shortly after upgrading to SM 2.26, I began to experience >>>>>>> SM-generated >>>>>>> 'Untrusted Connection' messages for the bulk of the websites I >>>>>>> visit. >>>>>>> Installing SM 2.26.1 did NOT remedy this problem. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> About six weeks ago, someone raised the 'Untrusted Connection' issue >>>>>>> about a >>>>>>> particular site. The comments made to that query do not seem to fit >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> situation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The problem is getting worse and SM now won't let me install a >>>>>>> 'couponprinter.exe' add-on. I assume - but don't actually know >>>>>>> enough >>>>>>> about SM >>>>>>> and certificate issues to make a knowledgeable judgement - that >>>>>>> somehow the >>>>>>> certificate data base file on my machine is gotten corrupted >>>>>>> somehow. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can anyone explain what has caused this problem? Is there a bug in >>>>>>> SM >>>>>>> 2.26/2.26.1? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> More important, can someone give me some step-by-step instructions on >>>>>>> how >>>>>>> to fix >>>>>>> this problem? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could the problem be fixed by simply copying the relevant certificate >>>>>>> file >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> a working PC? I have SM 2.24 running satisfactorily on another PC. >>>>>>> What >>>>>>> is the >>>>>>> name of the file I would need to copy and substitute on the PC >>>>>>> running SM >>>>>>> 2.26.1 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In case it is relevant, I use Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 as my >>>>>>> security >>>>>>> software but I don't think that is the problem as all of the >>>>>>> 'Untrusted >>>>>>> Connection' messages seem to be SM-generated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, in advance, for any and all assistance. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Henrik, >>>>>> >>>>>> In Kaspersky, I had to UNcheck the HTTPS checkbox. It completely >>>>>> balked >>>>>> access to any HTTPS sites. It is most assuredly a KIS bug, at least >>>>>> on >>>>>> the Mac version. >>>>>> >>>>> And to be more specific, if I let KIS check HTTPS connections, Safari >>>>> and >>>>> Firefox can access the sites fine, but SeaMonkey returns "SSL peer >>>>> rejected a . >>>>> handshake message for unacceptable content." I think that KIS is >>>>> fiddling with >>>>> things and causing SM to have trouble. >>>>> >>>> What version of KIS do you refer to? I have KIS 2014 and I can not find >>>> any >>>> HTTPS check box. I am also really surprised that the problem I am >>>> experiencing >>>> could be caused by KIS as all of error messages received indicate they >>>> are >>>> generated by SM 2.26.1. Help! >>>> >>> I'm using KIS for Mac v1.4.0.1.46a.b.c.d. The setting of which I speak is >>> found >>> at Preferences | Protection | Web Anti-Virus | Check secure connections >>> (HTTPS). >>> >>> Since KIS does monitor HTTP and HTTPS traffic, it's not a surprise that >>> it can >>> get in the way of what the browser sees. >>> >> Eventually, I posed my problem to the Kaspersky tech support people. >> Again, I >> was using Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS) 2014. I did not experience >> the >> problem with KIS 2013. It never occurred to me that KIS could be doing >> something to Seamonkey until I read Mr. Francks comment. KIS tech >> support >> advised that Seamonkey was not among the officially supported browsers >> with KIS >> 2014 but that I should note Seamonkey.exe in the KIS 'exclusions' list as >> a >> 'trusted application'. No explanation was provided as to exactly why this >> might >> be necessary given Seamonkey's Firefox lineage. Whatever, this solution >> worked >> and it apparently does not interfere with KIS' security functions. >> >> This has been an interesting education for me and my thanks to everyone >> who >> provided comments about any aspect of the issue. >> > This does not seem to be a viable solution to me. If Kaspersky is set to > no longer monitor activity by SeaMonkey, all your browsing happens in a > veil of secrecy. Web browsers are 'network-promiscuous' by nature and, > as such, cannot be trusted. > > The advice I received from Kaspersky was to switch to a supported browser.
I'd switch to a different A/V vendor before I'd switch to a different browser :) Lee _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
