Explorer closed by Antispy

[Guest]

Here is a minor but extremely annoying problem with
Windows 2000.

Everytime the AntiSpy software sees ANYTHING it does not
like, then it lets me know. Well and good.

However, when I tell it to block the offending program,
then it shuts down my Internet Explorer. Considering the
amount of time that I spend online, it has gotten to where
I spend more time reopening explorer and getting back to
where I was than I do actually performing productive
functions. I get back to work only to find that Antispy
has found another reason to close explorer. About half
the time, it tells me that I must restart the machine.

I have no doubt that it is protecting me, but does it
really have to close explorer EVERY time it blocks
anything and then demand a restart? The trouble is
killing my day.

 

[Steve Wechsler [MVP]]

Is IE open when you're scanning ? Strongly suggest you close IE during
any scanning as files in use by it are much harder to remove.
In every spyware forum *closing* IE prior to scanning the system is the
preferred method. The latest version of CWShredder will close IE prior
to any scan of the system.

Steve Wechsler (akaMowGreen)
MVP Windows Server

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I'm curious about the nature of the alerts that you are seeing so
frequently?