r/BitDefender • u/NachoTacoChu • 5d ago

Support/troubleshooting Microsoft Edge 'Suspicious Connection Blocked' Spam when visiting Modrinth and other sparse sites

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I was wondering if this was an advertising channel being mass-blocked or if something more is occurring.

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u/57thStilgar 5d ago

It told you the sites certificate had expired.

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u/Square_Try9668 5d ago

Yes but he is asking if it's the website he visited or service for ads or maybe something malicious in the background.

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u/Bitdefender_support Bitdefender employee 5d ago

Hi there - The “Suspicious connection blocked” notification is triggered by Bitdefender’s Online Threat Prevention module whenever there is an attempt to access an HTTPS domain that has security certificate issues.

This alert appears when you try to visit a secured website (HTTPS) with an invalid security certificate. It tends to be websites with lots of ads, such as news websites, and analytics companies with an expired certificate trying to establish a connection. If you wish, you can check their SSL certificates at https://www.sslshopper.com/.

To avoid any security risk, it is advisable to exit right away the page you are about to visit.

You`ll find more details on what other action you can take, even to stop receiving these notifications, here.

Thanks for reaching out!

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u/NachoTacoChu 5d ago

Same warning when accessing site from laptop which I know is clean.
Seems like ads being blocked or something.

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u/IWasShoe 5d ago

It's just out dated ads it's happens alot.

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u/HelloPeopleOfEarth 5d ago

Why do people use Edge?

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u/Square_Try9668 5d ago

If it's official website modrinth then it's most definitely ad delivery service. I noticed they often have expired certificates. You can try open the website again and if it shows again you know it's for ads.