talkmagic.co.uk

Hi everyone

I have XP Pro SP2 and use IE6 to access this site. About a week ago, I noticed a problem when logging in. I entered my username and password correctly and the next page couldn't be displayed. The address in the address bar ended with <login.php>. I clicked the main home page (in my favourites) and, sure enough, I went straight to the forum home page, having been logged in correctly! A similar <Page cannot be displayed> error is displayed when I log out. It is evident that I do log out correctly because when I try to log in again (without having turned my PC off), I am not logged in.

I have cleared my temporary internet files, deleted the cookies and index.dat file. I have set this web site as <Allow> in the IE6 security settings. I can access other similar newsgroups/bulletin boards without any problems. I haven't installed any software or done any system "tweaks" recently and my up to date AV, AdAware and Spybot scans have revealed nothing!

Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance.

yea i have the EXSCATLY the same problem, anyone have any ideas why its doing this?

I see that we've been hacked. Maybe it's related to that?

The problem seems to be server side, not client side... don't worry—you are safe.

I see that the site is referencing links to hard-code IP addresses (e.g. 144.22.31.223) rather than 'soft and friendly' URLs (e.g. talkmagic.co.uk)

The problem has been going on for a couple of days at least, but the forum DOES still function correctly.

Although when logging in you get a 'page not found' message, immediately go back to Talkmagic.co.uk homepage (type in the URL in your address bar) and it should function as normal (i.e. you will be logged in)

These 'glitches' usually resolve themselves (with the help of a gentle cyber-nudge from our esteemed host )

Yes, thank you, it's resolved today.

I see that the header left by our hacker has gone too. Before I read your post, I assumed that the log in problem that others and myself have experienced were related to his/her activities.