What is t his THAWTE SGC CA that keeps popping up on my computer now?

[Skidmore]

A splash screen asking me to install the cerficate? It has started showing up on both of my computers and I've never seen it before.

[Bluebear]

1. Hope this helps....

hawte SGC SuperCerts 是 Thawte 的增强型 SSL 证书产品，支持 SGC 技术，即使用户的浏览器只支持 40 位 ( 如 IE4.X) 或 56 位 ( 如 IE5.X) 也能自动强制实现至少 128 位的高强度加密，最高支持 256 位，为证书使用单位以及其网上用户提供了更可靠的安全。

据 Yankee 最近 研究 指出： 40 位 DES 算法只需几秒钟就可以破解，而 50 位 DES 算法也只需几天时间就可以破解，但破解 128 位 3DES 算法则需要 0.25 个 10 的 21 次方年才能破解，可见支持 128 位加密的重要性。支持 SGC 技术的 SSL 证书确实能为电子商务提供更好的保障，因为目前有许多用户还是使用没有升级的浏览器，只有 IE6 才支持 128 位的加密强度。

Thawte SGC SuperCerts 实际上是在 VeriSign 的顶级根证书 Class 3 Public Primary Certification Authority 的中级根证书 Thawte SGC CA 下颁发的，但比 VeriSign 的 SSL 证书便宜。所以， WoTrust 认为该 SSL 证书具有最佳的性能价格比，值得高端用户选购。

http://thawte.wosign.com/SGC_Supercerts.htm

:)

[Skidmore]

2. Bluebear, that's freaking scary.

:scared:

[Trajan]

5. I think you missed one question mark ......

There ^^^^ ....

I am trying to see how this helps .... And I of course regret visiting the link you provided ....

I have no idea who or what that was, and it reminds me of why I don't go clicking links around here without some idea of their provenance ....

What is going on with this ? .....

[Bluebear]

6. 'I am trying to see how this helps' - well you'd have to know me.

:evilgrin:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

10. Help you, or help me? nt

[Bjornsdotter]

3. Mine too

...started 3 days ago, never saw it before then.

Cheers

[pinto]

4. I keep getting it as well. A google thing, apparently. I just close the alert out w/out responding.

:shrug:

[DemReadingDU]

7. I've been getting that certificate too

Something about the site I am viewing has an outdated certificate, so the site might be unreliable.

:shrug:

[KharmaTrain]

8. Sounds Like Someone Got Some Spyware

Seems like someone's been busy in mom's basement again. Lately I've been blocking a lot of new strains of spyware and other virus'...mostly to hijack browsers or mine for other tracking data.

I'd suggest running a spyware scan...I use Spyware Doctor...well worth the money and peace of mind.

[wtmusic]

9. Thawte sells SSL certificates for encryption

and some site(s) with their certificate have been programmed to give you that annoying popup.

Unlikely it's anything malicious.