website's security certificate?

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by mccarthyx, Apr 18, 2010.

  1. mccarthyx

    mccarthyx Private E-2

    i went to use the paypal website yesterday in firefox & got a message about security like the one below so i didnt use it, then my facebook logged itself out & when i went to log back in i got the same message so i used iexplorer to do that. iv just tried to go to facebook & ebay in i-explorer & got this message:


    There is a problem with this website's security certificate.

    The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid.

    Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.
    We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.

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    Im running xp sp3 all updated etc, internet explorer 8 & firefox, commodo antivirus & firewall. did a critical scan & it found nothing.
    So is my pc infected?
     
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    First check to make sure the time and date on your computer are corrent and that this was not the cause of the problem.

    If the above was not the problem, continue on.

    Please read ALL of this message including the notes before doing anything.

    Please follow the instructions in the below link:

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide


    and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.
    • **** If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going. ****
    • Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not. MGtools will frequently run even when all other tools will not.

    • After completing the READ & RUN ME and attaching your logs, make sure that you tell us what problems still remain ( if any still do )!
    Helpful Notes:

    1. If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode, you can run the steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:
    2. If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools and the manual updates for SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes ( links are given in the READ & RUN ME) onto another PC and then burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.
    3. If you cannot seem to login to an infected user account, try using a different user account (if you have one) in either normal or safe boot mode and running only SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes while logged into this other user account. Then reboot and see if you can log into the problem user account. If you can then run SUPERAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, ComboFix and MGtools on the infected account as requested in the instructions.
    4. To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:
    Any additional post is a bump which will add more delay. Once you attach the logs, your thread will be in the work queue and as stated our system works the oldest threads FIRST.
     
  3. mccarthyx

    mccarthyx Private E-2

    thanks chaslang, it took me 6 hours to realise that was the problem :-o the time & date has been been reseting itself for a week or 2 now, dont know why.
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Check to make sure you CMOS battery is still good.
     

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