Kaspersky Internet Security Blocking Wget SSL (GnuWin32)

September 22, 2021

I got an SSL handshake error when trying to run the following wget command (GnuWin32):

wget --no-check-certificate https://example.com

Terminal output:

SYSTEM_WGETRC = c:/progra~1/wget/etc/wgetrc
syswgetrc = C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32/etc/wgetrc
Resolving ...
Connecting to ... connected.
OpenSSL: error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure
Unable to establish SSL connection.

I have tried adding the program into exclusions, but I still wasn’t able to solve the SSL handshake error. Even pausing my Kaspesky Internet Securty didn’t solve the error.

Can anyone help with my issue? Thanks.

September 23, 2021

Hello @MatthewI,

Welcome back!

Please Read before you create a new topic!
IF KIS is paused, why/how is the problem caused by KIS?
In KIS Reports, are there any errors that match the issue?
Which wget version is being used?
Log a case with Kaspersky Technical Support, fill in Application malfunction, Other template; support may request logs, traces & other data, they will guide you:
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