EploreOZ security warning

Somehow I don't think the EO site is actually encrypted so your browser is giving you false messages.

No problems with IE7 works just fine.

Arthur,

It's probably your alternative lifestyle that is playing up.

You may like to bugger about with another Operating System but don't sprout on that it has to be the Microsoft product that is at fault.

It suits most of us admirably and we don't perceive a problem.

Go peddle your views to someone who cares.

Arthur,

I have seen this with Opera - what a great message that is. The pages you are viewing are not even SSL encrypted and Opera is telling you that 128bit encryption is not good enough!

If you read the Details page you will see a valid and perfectly secure 128bit SSL encryption certificate - why is it even showing on a non encrypted page!

I will have a play with this tomorrow but I think the play will end up in a bug report to Opera as there is no issue at all with the site or the certificate that we do use on encrypted pages.

David

This warning pops up when the browser tries to load some of the images over SSL (even when the page itself isn't encrypted):

- https://www.exploroz.com/Images/Site/Web_Logo_Watermark_130.gif?1
- https://www.exploroz.com/images/Site/Tab_Background.gif?1
- https://www.exploroz.com/Images/Site/li.gif
- https://www.exploroz.com/images/Site/Blue_bggrad_100.jpg
- https://www.exploroz.com/Images/Site/Weather_Watermark.jpg

To get rid of it, you can click on the Security tab of the dialog box, check the 'Remember my choice for this certificate' box, and click on the Approve button.

For more info, see:
- Warning that a site is using an outdated encryption method (http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/798/)
- Understanding encryption levels (http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/593/)

the kids comp is always getting those sort of messages....a run with AVG antispyware and spysweeper usually gets rid of them, (or at least they had till just monday night)....its a trojan that they have downloaded ....

have just spent most of monday evening and most of yesterday trying to get rid of a message that was saying (Microsoft Explorer I think it was,... it was suposedly a Microsoft programme anyway) which was telling them that a trojan has been detected and to download new up to date definitions...when accessing the net it was taking them to "Rogue AntiVirus" web site which prompts you to download the software... (this also happens with a trojan which takes you to Win Antivirus) and once they did this do this all hell broke loose........wasnt me DAD!......&%#$%*& &&^%$ EM (that means "GodBLess EM"..hahaha)

after fart-arsing around for as long as i did and recalled that Spysweeper was finding the trojan and called it "Winlogon", I hopped on the office computer went to Major Geeks (also use Bleeping Computers site somtimes) did a search for such and followed the instructions...Major Geeks said was that the first thing to do was to download various stuff and run....the very 1st thing they recommended to use and try was SuperAntispyware (this in itself sounds VERY SUSS doesnt it) but as i have always had good outcomes from the info they have given i downloaded the trial version and hey presto problemo solvered after approx 1 hour, and with 17 trojans, 23 registry entries, 50 something infected files deleted...all this after running the normal stuff beforehand

it is now a paid for software programme on the kids comp and soon to be on mine as well.

one thing i noted was that the programme didnt appear to need to be run in safe mode, it deleted all that stuff after booting up normally and advised that trojan/s was/were running and needed to shut them down before it could delete. I ran Sperspyware afterwards and after starting in SafeMode and it didnt find anything..... AVG and Spysweeper although good always found extra stuff only after starting up in safe mode (and both definitions are up to date)

Incidently thay do not recommend AVG anymore as its a antivirus and antispware all in one now and is susposed to be resource hungry..meaning it slows down your computer.

Super Antispyware has made the comp faster than i can remember meaning that it doesnt seem to be very resource hungry

If that hadnt work Major Geeks gave further instructions on what to do with some other downloads etc etc but stress that you must not miss an instruction if the problem persists . WORKED FOR ME

I use vet(CA) for Virus scanning which is good for Virus's but not so for trojans

Have windows XP.....lots of grief with windows IE for quite some time now particularly with accessing exploroz....Have now changed to MOZILLA FIREFOX and now use BITDEFENDER.....and it is all running smooth so far.....touch wood.

Arthur,

I have adjusted the style sheet code to stop the download of https elements when not running in SSL mode. There is still the warning when you use the shop, activities ordering system or membership details updates however you can rest assured that the transmissions of data in these areas is secured with well and truely enough security for the transfer however I will request that the certificates be updated (I pay for them so I should expect that this can be easily done).

Thanks and enjoy.
David

Arthur,

To complete this issue I have now had installed a new SSL certificate that uses a longer public key and this has removed the message from Opera. I do have to say however that the message from Opera is a little miss-leading for the general public and should be toned down a little anyway we have made some adjustments to get rid of it and all is good.

Have a good one.
David