I can login to Sheffield forum (obviously), and Ican get my e-mail with outlook - but I cannot get onto messenger, view my John Lewis Giftlist, or get into the member's area of F9 :confused:

Anybody know what's going on?

Grrrr, dunno what happened :suspect: but messenger is back, F9 threw up a windows window that suggested it hadn't been there before (remember password?), and JL giftlist says it's having essential maintennance.

A string of coincidences then? :confused:

MSN Messenger virus warning(do you have this)

Updated: 10 March 2005

If you use MSN Messenger, you could be vulnerable to a new virus in circulation. You may receive a message from a friend or contact advising you to look at a link or download a file with '.pif' at the end, e.g. 'love_me.pif', 'Drunk_lol.pif' or 'Webcam_004.pif'. Please delete this message, and do not click on the link.

What can happen?

You could be vulnerable to hackers controlling your PC, accessing personal information such as passwords, using your personal information fraudulently, or using your computer to send unsolicited spam messages to other people in your contact list.

What should you do?

You should install the latest updates to your operating system available free of charge from Microsoft Windows Update. Updates are designed to fix bugs and vulnerabilities in Windows products like Windows XP, 2000 & 98, and give your PC better protection from viruses and hackers. Windows Update is easy to use. It scans your PC automatically, and lets you know exactly what you need to do to keep your computer up to date.

Strix,

Have you been clearing your cookies at all?

That would stop you getting access to sites that save your credentials in a cookie.

Joe

I had that problem and others when using Norton Firewall. I now don't use it and everything's fine, apart from every so often it pops up and tells me off for disabling it...