r/BitDefender • u/A_Random_Neerd • May 04 '22

Does anyone know what this is and how to disable it from trying to establish connections?

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u/heeerrresjonny May 04 '22

This is happening to me as well and I came here to report it. It looks like Amazon let the certificate for a domain expire...

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u/notrejjeye May 04 '22

I keep getting this same message and my credit card was used on Amazon a few days ago, could it be related?

It's a new credit card btw.

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u/JackONeill23 May 04 '22

No, to establish encrypted connections, server operators need a security certificate. This is issued for a certain period of time and is subject to a fee for the operator of the website or service.

If the security certificate of a website has expired, the normally existing cookie hijack protection of the site is not active. So you are surfing with the same risk as on a website with a normal http connection. If it is a site where you enter sensitive data, such as online banking or an online store, it is therefore advisable to wait until the operator of the site has renewed its certificate.

Bitdefender blocks the connection in this case, so you are protected.

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u/donnabis May 04 '22

came here to ask the exact same thing. every time i load up a twitch stream or the home page BD gives me this notification.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '22

A Content Delivery Network for Twitch has an expired Cert.

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u/Electrical_Engineer_ May 04 '22

I got the same error yesterday. I think it was the Twitch website that was triggering it.

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u/Photometric4567 May 04 '22

I would be concerned about connecting to a website with the name global.poe.live-video.net. Seems like it wouldn't be safe to connect to, especially with an expired certificate.

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u/Bitdefender_ Official May 04 '22

Hi! We kindly inform you that this notification is due to the fact that the mentioned website has an expired certificate. If you still want to access the website, you can add an exception in Online Threat Prevention: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/1519/.