cookie invasion?

[Guest]

hi,I found a cookie under my documents,in documents and settings.this cookie
literally had my name on it!i.e.
garvan@marksandspencer[1]
it was in notepad,and started asfollows,
s1041780d847cf000bd u.k.sitestat.com/marksandspencers/ etc. etc.
My question is simple,
how did this end up in my documents?sent by whom,and for what purpose,
i have spyware but this keeps avoiding it!what is this and whats its function?
all help appreciated garvan

 

[Alias]

You must have visited the web page of the Mark and Spencer department store.
No biggie. Just delete it. It has your name on it because that's the name of
the account you are using in XP.

Alias



: hi,I found a cookie under my documents,in documents and settings.this
cookie
: literally had my name on it!i.e.
: garvan@marksandspencer[1]
: it was in notepad,and started asfollows,
: s1041780d847cf000bd u.k.sitestat.com/marksandspencers/ etc. etc.
: My question is simple,
: how did this end up in my documents?sent by whom,and for what purpose,
: i have spyware but this keeps avoiding it!what is this and whats its
function?
: all help appreciated garvan
: --
: gl

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you, or anyone else that uses your PC, been to the Marks and Spencer
web site recently?

 

[Alex Nichol]

hi,I found a cookie under my documents,in documents and settings.this cookie
literally had my name on it!i.e.
garvan@marksandspencer[1]
it was in notepad,and started asfollows,
s1041780d847cf000bd u.k.sitestat.com/marksandspencers/ etc. etc.
My question is simple,
how did this end up in my documents?

Cookies are stored by many sites where you log on in order (say) to make
a purchase, so that they can identify you should you come back without
need to keep information on you on their own databases - or maybe just
an account number so that they can retrieve your account without your
entering it again. This is safer for you; you can delete the file, but
it might then ask you to enter detail should you go there again. This
will be roughly equivalent to using the store's loyalty card on making a
purchase in-store