Security Error

[classic33]

Got the above message after logging onto the site earlier today. I was hoping to post it there & then but the "error" wouldn't allow it. Around 4pm this afternoon.
Any idea what may have caused it? I'd hoped to have been able to post the message, but its not recognising the format it was saved in.
OS was XP, but it was a library computer. So I have no control over what is placed on it.

 

[Davidc]

Sounds like a piece of malware I caught a couple of years ago. Asks you for money to clear it next.

Bu99er to get rid of.

 

[the_mikey]

Could be anything from malware to really rubbish content filters on the library computer.

 

[classic33]

I got onto the site, but unable to post. The security error came upon within the forum site, not as a seperate message. Similar to the piece below, only Security Error was given/shown.

 

[Shaun]

Sounds like an expired login token. Have you used this machine previously and did you tick the Stay logged in box when you logged in?

 

[classic33]

Sounds like an expired login token. Have you used this machine previously and did you tick the Stay logged in box when you logged in?

Library computer, everything is cleared when you log off. I logged on but got no further than this. Stay logged in box not used due to it being a shared computer. Used it previously.

Following the instructions on the screen got me the same message.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Strange to have 2 alerts, would that not indicate that you are in some way recognised but not accessing fully?

 

[classic33]

Strange to have 2 alerts, would that not indicate that you are in some way recognised but not accessing fully?

???

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

???

On the screenshot there are 2 alerts showing. Would that not mean the alerts relate to you? Maybe not.

 

[classic33]

I see only the one on the actual screen shot, as taken at the time. Where are you seeing the second?

 

[potsy]

I see only the one on the actual screen shot, as taken at the time. Where are you seeing the second?

It says 'alerts 2' on the screen shot Classic, maybe that is what he means?

 

[classic33]

It says 'alerts 2' on the screen shot Classic, maybe that is what he means?

Possibly, but she'll have had the same Alert display, I think she's aware of what that little piece actually means.

Don't see how the Security Alert could refer to just me, I've NSA security clearance.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It says 'alerts 2' on the screen shot Classic, maybe that is what he means?

yes, that's what I was meaning - I would have thought it would only show as an alert if it pertained to a member. Otherwise it would just be blank. But I don't know, just musing and trying to be helpful. But probably not being so - Haha

 

[Shaun]

Library computer, everything is cleared when you log off. I logged on but got no further than this. Stay logged in box not used due to it being a shared computer. Used it previously.

Can you tick it and see if you get logged in okay without the security error? You can logout again straight away and log back in without it ticked if you're worried about leaving the login cookie on a public computer - I just need to know if checking the Stay logged in box fixes the problem?

 

[classic33]

Can you tick it and see if you get logged in okay without the security error? You can logout again straight away and log back in without it ticked if you're worried about leaving the login cookie on a public computer - I just need to know if checking the Stay logged in box fixes the problem?

I'll try Monday, the next chance I'll have to try it and let you know.