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https broken on my (& only me, not other ppl) FF ver v35, v29, v3.6.28. reinstall does NOT fix. Any ideas?

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FF broken after virus infected my windows userinit. Virus removed, but FF still broke in https and uninstall/reinstall does not fix broken https

FF broken after virus infected my windows userinit. Virus removed, but FF still broke in https and uninstall/reinstall does not fix broken https

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FF broken after virus infected my windows userinit. Virus removed, but FF still broke in https and uninstall/reinstall does not fix broken https

Replying to my own question: 5 months later, https started working again WITHOUT having done anything - no reinstalls, no upgrades, no cache clears. Nothing. FF is kinder to my 2GB RAM PC than Chrome, so it is nice to have FF working again. A working HTTPS is essential for many sites these days.

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RobertHarper said

FF broken after virus infected my windows userinit. Virus removed, but FF still broke in https and uninstall/reinstall does not fix broken https

Replying to my own question: 5 months later, https started working again WITHOUT having done anything - no reinstalls, no upgrades, no cache clears. Nothing. FF is kinder to my 2GB RAM PC than Chrome, so it is nice to have FF working again. A working HTTPS is essential for many sites these days.

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Sorry to hear it took that long!