Very strange!?

Radiation

Radiation

Radiation

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I just visited wikipedia a few minutes ago to find i was logged in as someone but i don't even have an account so what could cause it?

Im hoping it was just an error on wiki's part, my pc and router security is fine i think but should i be concerned?
 
This is my home computer and its only me using the net, i don't even see how it happened but i did log out before thinking, its very strange and has me a bit worried now, i got two firewalls a hardware and software one plus virus and spyware scanners, i just don't get how this could happen unless its some error elsewhere?
 
Radiation said:
This is my home computer and its only me using the net, i don't even see how it happened but i did log out before thinking, its very strange and has me a bit worried now, i got two firewalls a hardware and software one plus virus and spyware scanners, i just don't get how this could happen unless its some error elsewhere?
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Try window washer, it will remove all cookies on start-up or close down, or you can save those which you wish to keep.

I have ad-aware pro as spyware but that won't remove cookies but does block malicious or tracking ones. I don't think that applies to the site you visited. Before using Window Washer I would often go back to a site and it would say welcome back Belly! Perhaps this might be of help to you?
 
Zefan said:
This happened to me on youtube. Might be something weird to do with IP's.
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At last someone who actually read and understood my post, not sure where all the cookie talk come from as all i was concerned with was how i could magically get logged in as someone when it was just me using my connection and wiki on and off for hours before it happened.

I don't use wireless, i got (hopefully) good security and im a little paranoid about it too, im no computer noob i know enough to know this is just very strange, i think/hope it was just an error on wikipedias part but how can i be sure?
 
Radiation said:
At last someone who actually read and understood my post, not sure where all the cookie talk come from as all i was concerned with was how i could magically get logged in as someone when it was just me using my connection and wiki on and off for hours before it happened.
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It's most likely something server-side and nothing to worry about. Perhaps one of the servers got their sessions tangled up or a database had a brain fart.

I doubt it's a significant security threat for either Wikipedia/YouTube or you :)
 
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