Hi there,
In the last couple of days I've been getting a really annoying error message (screenshot attached) saying that Chrome cannot create a secure connection to mail.google.com. The error message is ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH.
Before I would clear all browsing history and cache in Chrome, that would work only for the next time I load up Chrome. After I close that session down and later load Chrome back up the error message would return. I do use a Chrome extension called HTTPS Everywhere which forces websites to use the HTTPS protocol if available. I can access other HTTPS sites without any issue (such as https://www.google.com, https://www.youtube.com and https://twitter.com) therefore I know I don't have any network or internet connection issues. I can even access Gmail on Opera browser. Whatever the error is, it seems to be purely with Chrome only.
Steps I've already tried:
A) Clear all browsing history and cache in Chrome settings
B) Used CCleaner to remove cache from all internet browsing apps
C) Used IOBit Advanced System Care again to remove cache from all internet browsing apps
D) Used Revo Uninstaller Pro to completely remove Chrome (followed by another scan CCleaner and IOBit ASC to remove all traces of Chrome from my system)
E) Re-installed Chrome
Despite my best efforts, and without having to resorting to resetting my Windows 10 installation, I still keep getting the error. All extensions I have in Chrome are:
1) Hotspot Shield VPN (free VPN service, but is deactivated so my internet traffic is only encrypted through HTTPS)
2) Disconnect (doesn't disable ads, but does disable targeted advertising based upon my browsing habits)
3) HTTPS Everywhere (forces loading of HTTPS of sites that support it over regular HTTP)
4) Trusteer Rapport (certificate verification to ensure when I visit my bank's website that it hasn't been hijacked and the digital certificate matches that of issuer to prevent phishing)
5) iCloud Bookmarks (syncs bookmarks I add while browsing on my iPad)
6) Dropbox
7) Lastpass Password Manager
8) Make Trump Tweets Eight Again (fun little extension that changes the font used in Twitter to a crayon style font when viewing any Tweets from Donald Trump)
I use Zonealarm firewall, but I don't believe this is the issue since, as I've mentioned, I can still access Gmail on Opera browser on the same computer.
Any help with efforts to try and resolve this infuriating problem would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
Kevin
In the last couple of days I've been getting a really annoying error message (screenshot attached) saying that Chrome cannot create a secure connection to mail.google.com. The error message is ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH.
Before I would clear all browsing history and cache in Chrome, that would work only for the next time I load up Chrome. After I close that session down and later load Chrome back up the error message would return. I do use a Chrome extension called HTTPS Everywhere which forces websites to use the HTTPS protocol if available. I can access other HTTPS sites without any issue (such as https://www.google.com, https://www.youtube.com and https://twitter.com) therefore I know I don't have any network or internet connection issues. I can even access Gmail on Opera browser. Whatever the error is, it seems to be purely with Chrome only.
Steps I've already tried:
A) Clear all browsing history and cache in Chrome settings
B) Used CCleaner to remove cache from all internet browsing apps
C) Used IOBit Advanced System Care again to remove cache from all internet browsing apps
D) Used Revo Uninstaller Pro to completely remove Chrome (followed by another scan CCleaner and IOBit ASC to remove all traces of Chrome from my system)
E) Re-installed Chrome
Despite my best efforts, and without having to resorting to resetting my Windows 10 installation, I still keep getting the error. All extensions I have in Chrome are:
1) Hotspot Shield VPN (free VPN service, but is deactivated so my internet traffic is only encrypted through HTTPS)
2) Disconnect (doesn't disable ads, but does disable targeted advertising based upon my browsing habits)
3) HTTPS Everywhere (forces loading of HTTPS of sites that support it over regular HTTP)
4) Trusteer Rapport (certificate verification to ensure when I visit my bank's website that it hasn't been hijacked and the digital certificate matches that of issuer to prevent phishing)
5) iCloud Bookmarks (syncs bookmarks I add while browsing on my iPad)
6) Dropbox
7) Lastpass Password Manager
8) Make Trump Tweets Eight Again (fun little extension that changes the font used in Twitter to a crayon style font when viewing any Tweets from Donald Trump)
I use Zonealarm firewall, but I don't believe this is the issue since, as I've mentioned, I can still access Gmail on Opera browser on the same computer.
Any help with efforts to try and resolve this infuriating problem would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
Kevin