HTTPS Scanning Prevents SSL sites from working

system · 2015-06-26T14:46:19.000Z

If I leave HTTPS Scanning turned on sites with SSL do not load. Not sure if this is a bug or if it’s an issue with IE11.

Mac · 2015-06-27T00:28:11.000Z

HTTPS Scanning works by inserting a certificate in your browser to allow the secure traffic to be intercepted and scanned. Some sites might not work well with this method, but its designed in a way that should be transparent to the site you are visiting.

Site <>Avast Engine <>Browser The connection between the site and the engine is encrypted and so too is the connection between the browser and the engine.

To test if this is the cause of your issue with a site, disable the web shield and then close and relaunch the browser. You should see the site’s SSL Certificate instead of the one from the web shield

system · 2015-06-28T02:41:02.000Z

Thanks for the reply Mac. I figured out the issue was I had previously uninstalled AVG CloudCare from my system and it had left behind their CA. So when I was going to https sites, it was still looking for the AVG certificate.

Mac · 2015-07-01T21:11:29.000Z

Yep that would do it. Not all remove their Certificate as cleanly as avast does when you turn off the protection.

Cheers,
Mac

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