syncing issues with zotero standalone

Hi, I suddenly started to experience some syncing issues with zotero standalone. The syncing actually works with my home computer but it no longer syncs on my office computer. I get the following error message with the red error icon. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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[JavaScript Error: "Error: SSL certificate error connecting to sync.zotero.org

See http://zotero.org/support/kb/ssl_certificate_error for more information." {file: "chrome://zotero/content/xpcom/sync.js" line: 652}]

An error occurred during a connection to www.zotero.org:443.

SSL peer rejected a handshake message for unacceptable content.

(Error code: ssl_error_illegal_parameter_alert)

[extra errors removed — D.S.]
  • See the page linked in the error message.
  • Thank you, working perfectly fine now!
  • Out of curiosity, what did you do? Was this due to security software?
  • Yes, it was due to the security software (kaspersky). But since I'm working with a university controlled computer, I couldn't temporarily disable the software. A quick uninstall of zotero standalone and uninstall-reinstall of Firefox with zotero extension did the trick. The university IT also informed me with how they can't support the standalone version but recommended that I stick with the Firefox extension.
  • Yeah, people have reported this problem with Kaspersky in the past.

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