Question:
Security error: Domain name mismatch - SSL server certificate issue?
X cubefarmer
2007-09-04 12:13:46 UTC
I am getting this popup message when logging into Yahoo Mail. The contents of the message say, "You have attempted to establish a connection with rmd.atdmt.com. However the security certificate presented belongs to a248.e.akamai.net."

The certificate viewer shows that it's a SSL Server Certificate and is issued to Akamai Technologies by GTE CyberTrust (which means nothing to me).

I recently cleared all the cookies from my browser and then this started soon after. Coincedence or not?

Anybody know if this is a legitimate security certificate, is it virus related or a phishing attempt?
Three answers:
biggeo65
2007-09-05 09:25:49 UTC
"Security Error: Domain Name Mismatch" occurs if you make a secure connection to a server whose domain does not match the domain name in the certificate it uses. This is to inform you that the site you are trying to connect to may not be the site you wanted. It may also occur when a site changes their domain name but doesn't buy a certificate for the new domain.



"Security Error: Server Certificate Expired" occurs if the site's certificate expiry date is later than your system date. This may be caused by your system having the incorrect time, or by the certificate genuinely being expired.



In both cases, you should make a judgment as to whether you still want to trust the server for what you want to use it for.



I believe this error message prodused from a bad advertisment and it is by design, it is not malware / adaware.



If you want to stop receive this pop-up and block advertisements from rmd.atdmt.com, just do this:

open your hosts file with notepad. Add the line as you see it in the end of the file:



127.0.0.1 rmd.atdmt.com



Hosts file usually located at:



c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts



What you saw,was a problematic advertisment, which inserted there from yahoo.



You can also inform yahoo about this, but follow above steps to put rmd.atdmt.com to hosts file and block them you'll be fine.



Best of Luck
Edwina
2016-08-21 12:55:07 UTC
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2015-08-20 02:09:26 UTC
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Security error: Domain name mismatch - SSL server certificate issue?

I am getting this popup message when logging into Yahoo Mail. The contents of the message say, "You have attempted to establish a connection with rmd.atdmt.com. However the security certificate presented belongs to a248.e.akamai.net."



The certificate viewer shows that it's a SSL...


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