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28 February 2015 at 12:20 #181617
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
Hi folks,

I've used above for a long while and been well pleased,however going on their web page today it seems the site is unsecure and I am warned that someone may be trying to hack my info and to get off site sharpish,anyone else experienced this or have any suggestions please

regards Mick h
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28 February 2015 at 12:20 #23744
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
28 February 2015 at 13:52 #181632
Bazyle
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@bazyle
I get the message "do you want only the content downloaded securely" which is very common and i get on a lot of sites. I don't think it means there is any problem with the site, just that it hasn't paid some fee to be registered with someone who will then say the site is registered. It may just be my computer is protecting me so I wouldn't see even if it was an ebola carrier.

Doesn't actually mean a registered site is safe, just that they got conned into paying the fee. There is a similar process around some 'certificates' where they try to bad-mouth sites that haven't paid their fee.
28 February 2015 at 15:43 #181643
DMB
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@dmb
Would you believe my old Samsung GS11 used to refuse to bring up Barclays Bank Group on basis of certificates. I now have a S4Mini and its still refusing Barclays but now using the excuse that their site failed to respond in time even when it was G3 since upgraded to G4 and nothing changed. Cant believe big firm would not have certs or be up to speed. Think Ill blo whistle to Barclays.
Not previously had trouble wth maccmodels site and even ordered supplies via mobile.
John
28 February 2015 at 16:03 #181647
Harry Wilkes
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@harrywilkes58467
About an hour before reading the post I made a purchase of materials from Macc Models and had no problems or warning and for the record I'm using AVG

H
28 February 2015 at 16:03 #181648
Ketan Swali
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@ketanswali79440
Hi Mick,

if you are referring to maccmodels.co.uk, then i just went on it.

The homepage url automatically starts with the picture of a padlock, followed by https://maccmodels.co.uk

To the best of my knowledge, it means that this is a secure website. Secure generally means safe, as I understand it. If you visit ARCs website homepage, the url starts off with www…It becomes safe and secure once you log-in, after which it turns from just http://www., to padlock, followed by https://www.arc…..

Macc does not need to put a secure certificate logo on its site. ARC just does it for the 'consumer comfort' factor.

Ketan at ARC.
28 February 2015 at 16:05 #181649
Gray62
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@gray62
Just had a snoop around Macc models site, they've got a valid SSL certificate registered until Jan 2016 so as far as I'm concerned there isn't a 'security issue' with the site.

Mick, I've seen plenty of those sort of warnings pop up and they are usually linked to some form of spyware of bot that has been inadvertently downloaded to the local machine and try to trick you into following a link to a subvertive and unscrupulous site. Suggest you run a thorough scan of your machine, using a spyware detecting app, Spybot or Mawarebytes are a good jumping off point.

Graeme
28 February 2015 at 19:43 #181672
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
Thanks chaps,

allowing for the fact that I am a war baby and are therefore a bit thick around computers I do tend to worry about these things. The page that comes up has a red padlock the https address is red with a red line through it and the legend announces "Privacy Error-connection is not private"with a "back to safety" box. I have scanned with AVG and all seems well, this also happens on maddmodders site.

Mick h
28 February 2015 at 20:08 #181673
mechman48
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@mechman48
I've had similar probs with M-Machine site, the majority of the site is fine but when tried downloading their metals catalogue I got a warning that this web page was insecure & caused IE to stop working, needed to reload page & tried again.. same message.. maybe will have to call them & pass the info along, could be a Trojan on that particular page.. strange as it doesn't seem to affect their other pages..?

George.
28 February 2015 at 21:28 #181676
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
I have done as coalburner suggested and installed "Malwarebytes"and done a scan and all clear, where do all these files come from? Anyhow thanks for advice

Mick h
19 March 2015 at 14:43 #183783
Joe Poulton
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@joepoulton39263
Hi maccmodels.co.uk here.

Had a few people contact me about this over the last couple of weeks.

Seems our SSL certificate wasn't fully supporting very old devices and browsers. The issue has been resolved today, at a small cost to myself.

I can assure you we pay a lot per year to insure our site is secure. I can also assure you nobody is “hacking” your computer or personal details.

If anyone would like me to send them a copy of my SSL certificate I would be more than happy to.

Kind Regards Joe

Managing Director Macclesfield Model Engineers Supplies LTD

Edited By Joe Poulton on 19/03/2015 15:02:23
19 March 2015 at 15:44 #183787
MM57
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@mm57
Hi Joe – keep your (server-side) copy of your SSL certificate to yourself please – or else people will start setting up web sites that can claim to be you
17 January 2016 at 15:19 #221478
John Milligan
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@johnmilligan78347
Loaded all my items in to the Macc metals online basket yesterday but their site is unavailable to my PC and iPad today so think they may have connection issue somewhere? Can use another supplier but it's a pain to reload all the items again, will wait see if they sort it soon
17 January 2016 at 16:29 #221488
Roger Provins 2
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@rogerprovins2
Ubuntu/Firefox doesn't like …

"maccmodels.co.uk uses an invalid security certificate.

The certificate expired on 17/01/16 14:33. "

Rog

Edited By Roger Provins 2 on 17/01/2016 16:30:54
17 January 2016 at 17:45 #221493
Michael Gilligan
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@michaelgilligan61133
Joe,

I have just tried via my iPad & it seems that it's GeoTrust [your certificate issuer] that is not trusted, rather than your good self.

I don't profess to understand the details, but you may wish to investigate.

MichaelG.

P.S. … I have sent you a PM

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 17/01/2016 18:05:19
17 January 2016 at 18:03 #221495
Bill Dawes
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@billdawes
Looks like Joe has a problem of certificate expiry, ordered some stuff a few days ago with no problem but now my PC comes up with an unsafe site warning when I try to connect.

Hope Joe gets it sorted ok because I like using them.

Bill D
17 January 2016 at 19:17 #221505
Steven Vine
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@stevenvine79904
I got the same warnings in Firefox and IE. I changed the browser settings, to tell the browser to ignore the security warning (it is a trusted site after all). I went to Tools, then Security, and then added the web address as an 'Exception' (trusted website). Restarted the browser. All is ok.

Steve
17 January 2016 at 19:22 #221507
Mick Henshall
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@mickhenshall99321
Yep I tried just now and site appears to have a problem, I'm with Bill hope it gets sorted soon as I rate Macc very highly too

Mick
17 January 2016 at 19:32 #221509
Vic
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@vic
I generally use an iPad and very few sites come up with "not trusted" but Maccmodels is one of them at present.

Edited By Vic on 17/01/2016 19:36:16
17 January 2016 at 19:41 #221512
Steven Vine
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@stevenvine79904
If you are desperate to view the website, just 'trust the website', until Macc Model gets the certificate fixed.

Steve
17 January 2016 at 21:19 #221524
Harry Wilkes
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@harrywilkes58467
Hi Joe

Just tried your site on both chrome and ms edge still getting the security warning (win 10)

H

Posted by Joe Poulton on 19/03/2015 14:43:12:

Hi maccmodels.co.uk here.

Had a few people contact me about this over the last couple of weeks.

Seems our SSL certificate wasn't fully supporting very old devices and browsers. The issue has been resolved today, at a small cost to myself.

I can assure you we pay a lot per year to insure our site is secure. I can also assure you nobody is “hacking” your computer or personal details.

If anyone would like me to send them a copy of my SSL certificate I would be more than happy to.

Kind Regards Joe

Managing Director Macclesfield Model Engineers Supplies LTD

Edited By Joe Poulton on 19/03/2015 15:02:23
17 January 2016 at 22:21 #221530
SillyOldDuffer
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@sillyoldduffer
Chaps,

I'm afraid this thread contains some dubious advice. You are taking a significant risk if you ignore this particular security warning because it is reporting a problem with the digital certificate that proves that a website really is who it claims to be.

There are a number of 'legitimate' faults that can cause the warning, most likely being that the certificate has time expired. But the purpose of the certificate, which is part of the electronic security system and not just a bit of paper, is to protect you and the site from spoofing. The warning may well mean that the website's address has been hijacked and that you have been misdirected to something only pretending to be trustworthy. Such as criminals masquerading as your bank or a favourite shop.

Under no circumstances whatever should you spend money on a website with a certificate problem; nor should you use it for downloads or give it any personal information. Wait for the site owner to restore trust by fixing the underlying problem before you do any business with it. It's safe when you don't get that warning message.

Ignoring this type of security warning is analogous to weighing down a safety valve because it is "leaking". You'll probably feel very foolish if you get blown up because the real problem was a stuck pressure gauge…

Cheers,

Dave
18 January 2016 at 07:53 #221541
korby
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@korby
Just tried to connect to Mac metals but iPad says unable to connect to server due to security issues oh dear.v
18 January 2016 at 10:43 #221557
Neil Wyatt
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@neilwyatt
As their security certificate only expired at half-past two yesterday, I wouldn't get in too much of a panic, to me it looks like an ongoing issue with their ISP.

I suggest emailling them to let them know – they may not be aware the problem has come back themselves yet.

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 18/01/2016 10:43:32

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 18/01/2016 10:44:43
18 January 2016 at 12:05 #221567
KWIL
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@kwil
Firefox confirms it is the Certificate problem.
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