What is 'rtb2-useast.evolution.ai'?

I am getting a suspicious connection blocked notification and I am unable to determine what it is. The notification is as follows: chrome.exe attempted to establish a connection relying on an expired certificate to rtb2-useast.e-volution.ai. We blocked the connection to keep your data safe since websites must renew their certificates with a certification authority to stay current, and outdated security certificates represent a risk. Can anybody assist with determining what this is and should I be concerned?

Answers

  • Hello,

    That's a legitimate detection since that certificate is expired:

    https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html#hostname=rtb2-useast.e-volution.ai.

    Bitdefender’s Online Threat Prevention module may alert you when you try to visit a secured website (HTTPS) with an invalid security certificate. It tends to be websites with lots of ads, such as news websites, and analytics companies with an expired certificate trying to establish a connection.

    If you've determined that the site triggering the notification is safe and you want to access it despite the SSL certificate issue, you can add an exception for the website in Bitdefender - Protection - Online Threat Prevention - Manage Exceptions.

    More information on this type of notification can be found here:

    https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/2471/

    I hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Alex

    Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user

  • I have the the same message shown in my notification board just a few days ago. Thank for the the explanation as it cleared some questions, at least on my side. Cheers.

  • You're most welcome @jptaisie, I'm glad to hear you've found some useful information here, and I appreciate your feedback. 😊

    Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user