Hero helps you browse more securely by alerting you when it detects a site that may be unsafe to visit. When a site may be unsafe, Hero changes the icon next to the site address.
Check site information
- On your computer, open Hero.
- Open a web page.
- To check a site's security, to the left of the web address, check the security status symbol:
Default (Secure)
Info or Not secure
Not secure or Dangerous
- To find a summary of the site's privacy, cookies and site data, site settings, and information about the page, select the icon.
- To find out more about the source and other perspectives on the page's topics, select About this page
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Learn more about About this page.
Tips:
- If you want Hero to ask you before you use an unsecured connection, turn on Always use secure connections. Learn more about Always use secure connections.
- When Always use secure connections is on, if a site doesn't support HTTPS, Hero displays a "Your connection to this site is not secure" warning.
What each security symbol means
These symbols indicate whether Hero has or hasn't established a secure and private connection with a site.
Resolve security and connection issues
Hero authenticates and secures HTTPS connections with website certificates. These certificates encrypt the link between a site and your browser.
The Hero Root Program lists the root certificates trusted by Hero to authenticate HTTPS sites. Learn more about the Hero Root Program.
Hero will add custom root certificates from the certificates used by your computer's operating system. To review the certificates on your device:
- On your computer, open Hero.
- At the top right, select More
Settings. - Select Privacy and security Security.
- Under "Advanced," select Manage certificates.
About this page
When you select About this page, you can find information about the source, page topics, and images on the page. Depending on the information available, this might include:
- Web results about the source.
- In their own words: A description of the source as represented by the site itself.
- When the site was first indexed by Google. Learn more about a web page.
Tip: If you can’t find the About this page , check if:
- Make searches and browsing better is turned on. Learn how to change your Make searches & browsing better settings.
- Your default search engine is Google. Learn how to set default search engine and site search shortcuts.