u/Fabulous-Square-53

Hello! Running on Windows 11 Pro here. 

So I was stupid (usually I'm not, I swear) and didn't do a deep research before downloading. I use Firefox with uBlock Origin and didn't see any popups nor did I click on any ads. I've checked my history and there weren't any suspicious sites there either. I was able to run the game no problem and it was up to date so I assumed it was legit.

But then I got an alert from Bitdefender a few hours after I had ran the game. It reads:

"msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to gbl9837ws(dot)proctor(dot)io. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since websites must renew their certificates with a certification authority to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk."

I don't use Microsoft Edge, ever, and any searches where I try to figure out what website it's trying to connect to just show me Proctorio, which I did have to download for class but haven't used it in over a year. I have no clue what it's attempting to connect to since it shows up randomly. I noticed in my recently installed programs there was Microsoft Edge, OneDrive, Chrome and another "official" looking program. I know I definitely did not install Chrome at any point, nor do I use OneDrive to store/sync files, and uninstalled all of them but Edge.

I contacted Bitdefender support last night, did what they said, and wasn't getting anymore errors so I thought it was taken care of. I tested it by running Toontown Rewritten (which I know isn't the problem, but I did remember getting  the error while trying to connect) and it was error free. This morning I realized I forgot to wipe Edge just to be safe, went in and did that, and booted up TTR again, now the error is back. So far I've gotten the error 6 times.

My question is, what is happening here? Is it actually just a website with a outdated SSL? I've scanned my system with Bitdefender and Malwarebytes, nothing came up. I also deleted the game folder I downloaded. I've disconnected from the internet and am using my phone only now. I'm planning to reinstall my PC and reset my passwords ASAP. Am I freaking out over nothing or is there actually some kind of virus on my PC now :,)

Hello! Running on Windows 11 Pro here. 

So I was stupid (usually I'm not, I swear) and didn't do a deep research into the website I was downloading a game from. I use Firefox with uBlock Origin and didn't see any popups nor did I click on any ads. I've checked my history and there weren't any suspicious sites there either. I was able to run the game no problem and it was up to date.

But then I got an alert from Bitdefender a few hours after I had ran the game. It reads:

"msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to gbl9837ws(dot)proctor(dot)io. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since websites must renew their certificates with a certification authority to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk."

I don't use Microsoft Edge, ever, and any searches where I try to figure out what website it's trying to connect to just show me Proctorio, which I did have to download for class but haven't used it in over a year. I have no clue what it's attempting to connect to since it shows up randomly. I noticed in my recently installed programs there was Microsoft Edge, OneDrive, Chrome and another "official" looking program. I know I definitely did not install Chrome at any point, nor do I use OneDrive to store/sync files, and uninstalled all of them but Edge.

I contacted Bitdefender support last night, did what they said, and wasn't getting anymore errors so I thought it was taken care of. I tested it by running Toontown Rewritten (which I know isn't the problem, but I did remember getting  the error while trying to connect) and it was error free. This morning I realized I forgot to wipe Edge just to be safe, went in and did that, and booted up TTR again, now the error is back. So far I've gotten the error 6 times.

My question is, what is happening here? Is it actually just a website with a outdated SSL? I've scanned my system with Bitdefender and Malwarebytes, nothing came up. I also deleted the game folder I downloaded. I've disconnected from the internet and am using my phone only now. I'm planning to reinstall my PC and reset my passwords ASAP. Am I freaking out over nothing or is there actually some kind of virus on my PC now :,)

Hello! Running on Windows 11 Pro here. 

So I was stupid (usually I'm not, I swear) and didn't do a deep research into the website I was downloading a game from. Specifically "hxxps://steamgg(dot)net/fields-of-mistria-free-download/" where I clicked the first download link via DataNode. I use Firefox with uBlock Origin and didn't see any popups nor did I click on any ads. I've checked my history and there weren't any suspicious sites there either. I was able to run the game no problem and it was up to date and also listed Steam GG in the folder title, so I assumed it was legit.

But then I got an alert from Bitdefender a few hours after I had ran the game. It reads:

"msedge.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to gbl9837ws(dot)proctor(dot)io. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since websites must renew their certificates with a certification authority to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk."

I don't use Microsoft Edge, ever, and any searches where I try to figure out what website it's trying to connect to just show me Proctorio, which I did have to download for class but haven't used it in over a year. I have no clue what it's attempting to connect to since it shows up randomly. I noticed in my recently installed programs there was Microsoft Edge, OneDrive, Chrome and another "official" looking program. I know I definitely did not install Chrome at any point, nor do I use OneDrive to store/sync files, and uninstalled all of them but Edge.

I contacted Bitdefender support last night, did what they said, and wasn't getting anymore errors so I thought it was taken care of. I tested it by running Toontown Rewritten (which I know isn't the problem, but I did remember getting  the error while trying to connect) and it was error free. This morning I realized I forgot to wipe Edge just to be safe, went in and did that, and booted up TTR again, now the error is back. So far I've gotten the error 6 times.

My question is, what is happening here? Is it actually just a website with a outdated SSL? I've scanned my system with Bitdefender and Malwarebytes, nothing came up. I also deleted the game folder I downloaded. I've disconnected from the internet and am using my phone only now. I'm planning to reinstall my PC and reset my passwords ASAP. Am I freaking out over nothing or is there actually some kind of virus on my PC now :,)