I had planned to use HTCdev.com to perform the bootloader unlock part of rooting my HTC Evo 4G, but when I clicked the "Begin Unlock Bootloader" button, FireFox displayed a popup message with the following content.
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---- This connection is untrusted. You have asked FireFox to connect securely to
---- www.htcdev.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.
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---- Normally when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to
---- prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity cannot be
---- verified.
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Subsequent research suggests that somebody may be mounting a man-in-the-middle attack on the website by impersonating its behaviors. FireFox generates a security popup at any of HTCdev.com's HTTPS pages, including www.htcdev.com/register. Upon consideration, I have concluded that the problem is external to my system. Can anyone else replicate (or not replicate) my experience? Can anyone explain what a perp might hope to gain by impersonating HTCdev.com's website? And lastly, where else can I find a secure website to unlock my Evo 4G's bootloader? Thanks.
----
---- This connection is untrusted. You have asked FireFox to connect securely to
---- www.htcdev.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.
----
---- Normally when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to
---- prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity cannot be
---- verified.
----
Subsequent research suggests that somebody may be mounting a man-in-the-middle attack on the website by impersonating its behaviors. FireFox generates a security popup at any of HTCdev.com's HTTPS pages, including www.htcdev.com/register. Upon consideration, I have concluded that the problem is external to my system. Can anyone else replicate (or not replicate) my experience? Can anyone explain what a perp might hope to gain by impersonating HTCdev.com's website? And lastly, where else can I find a secure website to unlock my Evo 4G's bootloader? Thanks.
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