Google Chrome browser (immediately after its release to2008) pretty quickly became one of the most popular in the world. He replaced the then leader - Mozilla Firefox - due to its simplicity, download speed and user-friendly interface. According to statistical studies, users began to massively switch to Chrome, which is why this browser is now considered the most popular (after Internet Explorer, which, of course, is provided in the Windows default operating system).
Besides the fact that this browser is fast, convenient and intuitively simple, one more plus of it can be called the emphasis on user security.
For example, Chrome displays a warningthe user that the site on which the latter wants to go, belongs to the base of fraudulent or dangerous (if the network resource can really harm you). This is a very good feature because it allows you to block phishing sites at least in this way.
Another security mechanism inThe browser is to verify the SSL certificate. This is a method of transmitting encrypted data, which is used by many sites on which work with finance is provided (and not only). If you go to a website with a fake certificate and the browser recognizes this, an SSL connection error will occur. What to do in such cases and how to get around the ban on visiting the site, read this article.
We will also try to give basic advice on how to secure the system of your computer.
So, the encrypted connection thatuses the site, is verified by means of the usual verification of it with the generally established form of providing certificates. During this procedure, the browser is able to recognize where SSL is fake and where is real. If any error is detected, the browser signals this by displaying a corresponding message on the screen. It looks like this: “Your connection is not secure” (Chrome). What to do if you see it, we will tell further.
In general, the connection is not properly secured.This may indicate the possibility of loss of personal data, which is fraught with unpleasant consequences for the user. Therefore, the browser tries to protect the owner of the PC from such problems and blocks access to the site.
True, the real reason that arisesThe indicated (“Your connection is not protected”) problem, there may be completely different circumstances. That is, seeing this message, do not be alarmed, as if you were on some pirate site that could hack into your computer and steal credit card access data. No, quite possibly, the error lies elsewhere. Options we consider further in the text.
Backward software on your computer is oneof the factors that determine why the message “Your connection is not secure” (Chrome) pops up. What to do in this case is not difficult to guess - you just need to install updates.
On Windows 7 and later, such problems cannot arise due to outdated software. Face them can those who work with Windows XP and Windows Server.
The problem is solved as follows:Install SP3 (for 32-bit XP) and SP (for Server 2003 and 64-bit XP) service packs. After that, restart your computer and go to the site where the error "Your connection is not secure" (Chrome) popped up. What to do next - understand yourself. Either the problem will disappear, or else you will understand that its cause is not really in the updates. Then go through the list of options below.
Another common problem with whichfacing users, is the wrong date and time. An SSL certificate running on the server side functions at the same time, while, say, a completely different date is set on the user's PC. In this case, Chrome checks for a certificate that is either outdated or could not exist at that time. Actually, this is why this SSL connection error occurred in Google Chrome. How to fix it is easy to guess yourself: just rewind the date and time on the computer so that they coincide with the actual data. Again, there are two options: either the error disappears, or its cause lies elsewhere.
A similar problem may occur in the case ofvisits to the search engine. In particular, when a user has an incorrect date, he may see the following message: “Could not connect to the original site”. www.Google.com, of course, is not phishing or fraudulent. It's just that the date is on the PC - because of its irrelevance, Chrome gives an error, as if this is not the original site, but perhaps its copy. Move the date and time - and the problem will disappear.
Actually, besides the already mentioned possiblereasons, there is also quite logical - the unreliability of the issued SSL certificate. Working with it, Google’s Chrome browser (for which the security and privacy of user data is one of its primary goals) verifies the certificate issuer. If this is a fake connection, or the certificate is outdated, it is obvious that the user will see the above message. Trust him or not - decides the owner of the PC.
In practice, a situation may arise when the siteIt really works with a fake certificate and transmits data of visitors over an unprotected connection to third parties. Therefore, having noticed the inscription: “Your connection is not secure” (Chrome), what to do, decide for yourself - take a chance and click “Continue browsing” (this link opens after clicking on “Details”, thus the user cannot click on it accidentally) ; or just leave an unreliable site.
Of course, your browser (whether Google Chrome orany other product) is a specific tool that allows you to determine at a minimal level whether you can go to the site or not. But rely solely on him, of course, not worth it.
An additional solution that would providethe security of your system, may be installing an add-on from some known antivirus. For example, Kaspersky Internet Security. If you are looking for something less cumbersome, you can pay attention to some narrow extensions in the Chrome Store, allowing you to identify phishing sites, attacking users, fraudulent or illegal resources.
Помимо этого, не стоит пренебрегать и активной system protection. The solution could be one of the many anti-virus products on the market, as well as any software that is struggling with a specific type of vulnerability of your PC.
The list of modern tricks scam sogreat that it's almost impossible to protect yourself from everyone. The owner of the computer must resort to several products. Of course, Google Chrome browser in combination with its simplicity and speed can be one of them.
