#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Certificate errors on every site -- NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID Fix : Inspect the trust store for what should not be there Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-browser-cert Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 25 minutes Risk : high Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX The clock is right. Look at what the machine trusts before changing anything. HOW TO UNDO IT Export any certificate with Export-Certificate before removing it, and re-import with Import-Certificate. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Certificate errors on every site -- NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Inspect the trust store for what should not be there' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: high Reversible 25 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Look at the certificate the browser is actually being offered. Click the warning, view the certificate, and read the issuer -- that name is the answer.' -Why 'If the issuer is your antivirus or your employer''s firewall, this is TLS inspection and expected. If it is a name you do not recognise, treat the machine as compromised and act accordingly.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'List roots that are not from Microsoft''s program, sorted by when they were installed.' -Command { Get-ChildItem Cert:\LocalMachine\Root | Sort-Object NotBefore -Descending | Select-Object -First 25 Subject,Issuer,NotAfter,Thumbprint | Format-Table -Wrap } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Check the per-user store as well -- malware frequently installs there because it needs no elevation.' -Command { Get-ChildItem Cert:\CurrentUser\Root | Where-Object { $_.Subject -ne $_.Issuer -or $_.NotBefore -gt (Get-Date).AddYears(-2) } | Format-Table Subject,NotAfter,Thumbprint } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Remove a root only when you are certain what it is. Removing a legitimate corporate root breaks every internal site on the machine.' -Command { Remove-Item -Path 'Cert:\CurrentUser\Root\THUMBPRINT' -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Refresh the trusted root list from Microsoft on a machine that has been offline a long time.' -Command { certutil -generateSSTFromWU C:\roots.sst certutil -addstore -f Root C:\roots.sst } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Well-known sites load without a warning and the corporate sites still work.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Test-NetConnection www.microsoft.com -Port 443 -InformationLevel Quiet } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-browser-cert' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Export any certificate with Export-Certificate before removing it, and re-import with Import-Certificate.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule