Infected .... :(

[vineetrocks2005]

Everytime i restart my computer..a process named IEXPLORE.EXE starts in the background...When i kill this process it restarts again..i have scanned my computer with Avast & Spybot but nothing detected..this process is taking a lot of memory.

Please Help....

[Third Eye]

http://forum.theispguide.com/isp-ftopic3643.html

[vineetrocks2005]

tried this...but no avail ???

[The Unknown]

Did you scan with updated avast and spybot?? Or it can be an adware too. Avast detects some adwares, but i don't know as i was a XP user but now i am an OSS guy.

[saurabh kakkar]

Originally Posted by vineetrocks2005

Everytime i restart my computer..a process named IEXPLORE.EXE starts in the background...When i kill this process it restarts again..i have scanned my computer with Avast & Spybot but nothing detected..this process is taking a lot of memory.

Please Help....

buddy ur system is not infected with any virus IEXPLORE.EXE is the exe file for internet explorer 7 and it will start automatically when ur system starts.

u can use msconfig to disable it ( i dont know the exact method )

[The Unknown]

Originally Posted by saurabh kakkar

buddy ur system is not infected with any virus IEXPLORE.EXE is the exe file for internet explorer 7 and it will start automatically when ur system starts.

u can use msconfig to disable it ( i dont know the exact method )

How do you know that he has installed IE 7?

[saurabh kakkar]

Originally Posted by The Unknown

How do you know that he has installed IE 7?

buddy i am using internet explore 7 for a while now and i know that IEXPLORER.EXE is its executable file . i think u r not an active user of I.E 7

[The Unknown]

Originally Posted by saurabh kakkar

buddy i am using internet explore 7 for a while now and i know that IEXPLORER.EXE is its executable file . i think u r not an active user of I.E 7

It is impossible for me as i am a non-windows user. Can't you see my signature and title saying "Linux"?

[vineetrocks2005]

I am using IE 6 & i have scanned my computer with the updated versions of Avast & Spybot...& there is no entry for IEXPLORE.EXE in msconfig...

Please help me...???

[saurabh kakkar]

Originally Posted by vineetrocks2005

I am using IE 6 & i have scanned my computer with the updated versions of Avast & Spybot...& there is no entry for IEXPLORE.EXE in msconfig...

Please help me...???

sorry buddy i had forgotten that IEXPLORER.EXE is ALSO the executable file for internet explorer 6 .
if u r having problem with IEXPLORER.EXE then u can try uninstalling it use control panel or follow the following link works on xp also
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q293907/
OR
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q293/9/07.ASP

after u have uninstalled u can try firefox mozilla link for u r internet access
www.mozilla.org/download.html

[pravesh_4766]

dear just uninstall the iE and again reinstall it by the windows cd from the add remove windows components

[ax3]

uncheck or disable it : check auto updates in options .................

[anandk]

check its location.
the file IEXPLORE.exe shud be in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer
if not; its malware !
get it checked at http://www.virustotal.com/en/virustotalf.html
if it turns out to be malware;
use deletedoctor from www.diskcleaners.com to delete it on reboot.