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Facebook : ssl_error_illegal_parameter_alert plus not loading friends comments completely

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getting the above error often. Games won't load - and now friends posts are not loading completely. I've reset FF - uninstalled it - and reloaded. Now I'm suffering from Scrabble withdrawals. Help!

getting the above error often. Games won't load - and now friends posts are not loading completely. I've reset FF - uninstalled it - and reloaded. Now I'm suffering from Scrabble withdrawals. Help!

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Check the connection settings.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network : Connection > Settings

If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then try to select "No Proxy" if "Use the system proxy settings" or one of the others do not work properly.

See "Firefox connection settings":


Try to set the security.enable_tls_session_tickets pref to false on the about:config page.

Try to set the security.tls.version.min and security.tls.version.max prefs to 0 to disable TLS (0 means SSL3). You may need to close and restart Firefox after changing these prefs.

security.tls.version.min = 0
security.tls.version.max = 0
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Thank you! Thank you! Seems changing the values to '0' did the trick.

Take a bow  :-)

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I also wondered if it was a Kaspersky thing. I was advised to go to about:config and change the TSL min and max values to '0'.

It worked!

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Falling back to SSL3 and disabling TLS is reasonable as an emergency workaround, but it gives you a lower level of security (lower quality of encryption) on sites where you really care about it, so I suggest continuing to look for another solution.

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I'm certainly no boffin at this, so if there is another solution .... please let me know.

I'm still wondering about Kaspersky though but don't have a clue where to start!

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Hi JustJenS, I have to give up on finding the most recent Kaspersky support articles, so hopefully these KIS 2012/KIS 2013 articles will help:

(1) General SSL scan setting: How to scan encrypted connections in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012?

(2) Making an exception for a specific program (e.g., Google Chrome): Encrypted connections scan by Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 in Google Chrome; Scan of encrypted connections in Google Chrome and Opera (KIS 2013)

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Does booting the computer in Windows Safe Mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) has any effect?