Run a Certificate Scan
- A root certificate scan checks that all roots on your computer were issued by a trusted certificate authority.
- Website certificates are used for security on websites. They provide the lock symbol you see on the right of your browser address bar.
- Root certificates are stored on your computer. They are used to verify the website certificates just mentioned are legitimate and should be trusted.
- A fraudulent root certificate can trick you into thinking a fake/phishing/malware website is trustworthy.
To run a Certificate scan
- Click 'Scan' on the home screen, or click the 'Start a scan' button on the widget
- Click 'Certificate Scan'
- To pause, continue or stop the scan, click the appropriate button at the bottom of the interface
- Scan results are shown at the end of the scan. Results show the number of certs scanned and any untrusted roots.
- Use the drop-down menu on the right to choose whether to ignore untrusted certificate or delete the certificate.