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I was getting an error message on Google Chrome: This page has insecure content. My choices were Don't Load or Load Anyway.
I tried closing Chrome and reopening, rebooting my Mac Book Pro. I even ran a virus checker, but it kept coming back.
Finally, I did what seems to work best in these situations, I did a search for the error message and tracked down a solution in the Google Help Forum. As it turns out, it wasn't a virus, but a problem with the Rapportive plugin. Here's how to track down a similar problem should you find one:
Credit for this solution comes from the kind folks at Baydin, makers of Boomerang for Gmail. They don't really provide tech support for this kind of thing but they went above and beyond the call of duty on this one. Instructions below:
- Right-click anywhere on your Gmail page and click "Inspect Element".
- A debug window will take over the bottom half of your browser. Click "Console" at the bar at the top of this window.
- Search for the words "insecure content" in the console (search bar at the top-right of the console). This line will reveal where the insecure content is coming from.
- Disable the plug-in that is creating this message. In my case it was Rapportive, which is a Chome plug-in from the Chrome App store.
Note: I disabled Rapportive, but because I found it useful. I enabled it again and it seemed to have resolved itself for now. If you have a similar problem, this could at least help you track down the source of the problem.
Note: After a short period of time, the script error returned and I disabled Rapporative again.
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