markets.books.microsoft

My compputer gives me the following message from Bit Defender which is my security app.  I have looked at your responses to others with the same problem, but it means nothing to me.  Please tell me what is going on.

Thank you

Penny

Microsoft Edge   exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an unmatching security certificate to market.books.microsoft.com.  The used certificate was used for a different web address than the targeted one.

I also receive messages saying certificate has expired.

Thank you I await your response to my email address

Following advice I installed edge chromium and have not had anymore problems with this message from Bitdefender.

Hi Penny, 

Try to update Microsoft Edge to the new Chromium-based Edge. Go to the Microsoft Web site and search for it ....... download and install it . It's easy and you should not get this annoying problem any more. Many people have been helped by this. A fellow user had posted on this very forum the following........

Probably resolved now. Microsoft have a new Edge browser released on the 16th. It is Chromium Edge and can download from here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge. Since I installed on 16th no more issue with markets.book.microsoft. So far. luck!

Hi Penny,

I am totally computer illiterate but am  grateful for the many responses many intelligent people have posted.  From them I conclude that at one time Microsoft was selling ebooks  but they are no  longer doing so.  When you turn on your computer, there is an outside app or  program that is asking to connect your computer to that site.  Since the site is no longer active or certified  up to date, Bitdefender blocks it.  No one has been able to identify the outside app or program but it apparently is not Microsoft itself; most people say it is harmless.

Hello Tanya_T,

thank you for providing this question.

I am a seasoned Windows expert with almost a decade in usage and support experience and hope to resolve your problems quickly.

I will need some context to answer this.

Where did you encounter this name?

It could be a software library path since it has points inbetween.

If this solved your problem i am very happy if you would provide feedback and mark this as solved.

If this didn't solve your problem or you need further assistance please answer in this thread and i would be happy to help.

kind regards

F. Grobusch

I have been working in R&D since 1968 for a large Telecommunications Company as an Electronics Engineer for 10 years, then as Special Services Computer Communications manager for Special Sevices Network Design and then as Telecom Canada representative on up to seven CSA technical committees, many CCITT and ISO committees as well as Canadian liaison to USA ANSI committees. I have continued keeping up with computers, computer communication networks and end-to-end security for the last 26 years since retiring. I understand the use of certificates, how they expire and how my Bitdefender Total Network Security blocks possible hackers trying to find open ports to your system, or even your own system using these certificates.

Yes, these are real invalid certificates and show that your security system is working.