Guest Ale Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the background forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is free from any kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully scanned it with at least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once ended from Task Manager the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course I use Internet Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no reference whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Re: iexplore.exe running in the background after reboot You can start by accepting the probability that you *do* have malware that was able to mask itself from the apps you used, or simply isn't detected by them (and what apps did you use?) *Something* in the startup axis must be launching IE during startup. Unless you have a background startup program that launches a hidden instance of IE, it has to be malware. Frankly, I can't think of any legit apps that would do that, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Try this site for more in-depth malware detection/cleaning procedures: http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:208DCB57-BD27-48FE-84BA-A780EAE35993@microsoft.com... > Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the > background > forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is free from any > kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully scanned it with at > least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once ended from Task Manager > the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course I use Internet > Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no reference > whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks. >
Guest Ale Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Re: iexplore.exe running in the background after reboot I used Lavasoft Adaware 2007, Spybot Search&Destroy, Spyware Doctor and Webroot SpySweeper. I also scanned for viruses with Norton Internet Security 2005. One more note, if I start the PC in safe mode "iexplore.exe" won't show in task manager, so it only starts after a normal reboot. "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > You can start by accepting the probability that you *do* have malware that > was able to mask itself from the apps you used, or simply isn't detected by > them (and what apps did you use?) *Something* in the startup axis must be > launching IE during startup. Unless you have a background startup program > that launches a hidden instance of IE, it has to be malware. Frankly, I > can't think of any legit apps that would do that, but that doesn't mean > there aren't any. Try this site for more in-depth malware detection/cleaning > procedures: > http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:208DCB57-BD27-48FE-84BA-A780EAE35993@microsoft.com... > > Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the > > background > > forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is free from any > > kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully scanned it with at > > least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once ended from Task Manager > > the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course I use Internet > > Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no reference > > whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks. > > > > >
Guest Jim Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 Re: iexplore.exe running in the background after reboot "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3757DF94-DADE-4577-B584-F86CBC309EF3@microsoft.com... >I used Lavasoft Adaware 2007, Spybot Search&Destroy, Spyware Doctor and > Webroot SpySweeper. I also scanned for viruses with Norton Internet > Security > 2005. One more note, if I start the PC in safe mode "iexplore.exe" won't > show > in task manager, so it only starts after a normal reboot. > You really ought to get David Lipman's Multi_Av. Since no single antiviral software catches all of them, scanning with only one is not sufficient. Jim > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> You can start by accepting the probability that you *do* have malware >> that >> was able to mask itself from the apps you used, or simply isn't detected >> by >> them (and what apps did you use?) *Something* in the startup axis must be >> launching IE during startup. Unless you have a background startup program >> that launches a hidden instance of IE, it has to be malware. Frankly, I >> can't think of any legit apps that would do that, but that doesn't mean >> there aren't any. Try this site for more in-depth malware >> detection/cleaning >> procedures: >> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:208DCB57-BD27-48FE-84BA-A780EAE35993@microsoft.com... >> > Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the >> > background >> > forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is free from >> > any >> > kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully scanned it with >> > at >> > least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once ended from Task >> > Manager >> > the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course I use Internet >> > Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no reference >> > whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks. >> > >> >> >>
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Re: iexplore.exe running in the background after reboot And I'm saying that you need to do a lot more. Run through the stuff Jim's site suggests, ending with a HJT log posted to the appropriate forum (not this one!) To know whether or not the behavior is caused by a legit startup item, run MSCONFIG and disable the entire Startup tab, then on the Services tab, Hide all Microsoft Services and then disable the rest. Click OK and reboot. Test. You should disable your network connection while testing this, since you'll be without protection. If you still get the behavior, you almost certainly have malware. If not, then you can use MSCONFIG to methodically re-enable things until you find the culprit. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3757DF94-DADE-4577-B584-F86CBC309EF3@microsoft.com... >I used Lavasoft Adaware 2007, Spybot Search&Destroy, Spyware Doctor and > Webroot SpySweeper. I also scanned for viruses with Norton Internet > Security > 2005. One more note, if I start the PC in safe mode "iexplore.exe" won't > show > in task manager, so it only starts after a normal reboot. > > "Gary S. Terhune" wrote: > >> You can start by accepting the probability that you *do* have malware >> that >> was able to mask itself from the apps you used, or simply isn't detected >> by >> them (and what apps did you use?) *Something* in the startup axis must be >> launching IE during startup. Unless you have a background startup program >> that launches a hidden instance of IE, it has to be malware. Frankly, I >> can't think of any legit apps that would do that, but that doesn't mean >> there aren't any. Try this site for more in-depth malware >> detection/cleaning >> procedures: >> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Ale" <Ale@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:208DCB57-BD27-48FE-84BA-A780EAE35993@microsoft.com... >> > Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the >> > background >> > forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is free from >> > any >> > kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully scanned it with >> > at >> > least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once ended from Task >> > Manager >> > the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course I use Internet >> > Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no reference >> > whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks. >> > >> >> >>
Guest PA Bear Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Re: iexplore.exe running in the background after reboot Asked/answered in IE6 Browser newsgroup. If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all of them. Thank you. Multiposting vs Crossposting: http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org Ale wrote: > Each time I reboot my PC the task "iexplore.exe" is running in the > background forcing me to terminate it from Task Manager. My computer is > free from any kind of malware (virus, trojans, spyware, etc), I fully > scanned it with at least 3 major antivirus/antispyware products. Once > ended > from Task Manager the task "iexplore.exe" won't reappear unless of course > I > use Internet Explorer. Also, I checked the Startup tab of msconfig and no > reference whatsoever to "iexplore.exe".How can I fix this? Thanks.
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