IE 6 performing an illegal operation !

[Ibrahim Islam]

For two days, every time I tried to use the IE 6 browser I
get message saying IE 6 is doing some illegal operation.
When I click ok, brwser shuts down. I have tried to
reinstall but didn't help. What should I do ?

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
For two days, every time I tried to use the IE 6 browser I
get message saying IE 6 is doing some illegal operation.
When I click ok, brwser shuts down. I have tried to
reinstall but didn't help. What should I do ?
.
Try this:

START
CONTROL PANEL
INTERNET OPTIONS
ADVANCED
uncheck Enable third-party browser extensions (requires
restart)
APPLY

worked for me

 

[Don Varnau]

This is probably being caused by third party programs- malware/parasites.

From Control Panel> Internet Options> Advanced> uncheck "Enable third party
browser extensions." That should allow IE to work.

You might also be able to browse and download programs from the address bar
of Windows Explorer.

Download and run Run CWShredder from
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
CWShredder is only about 125 KB so it could be downloaded from another
machine onto a floppy disk if necessary.

Then download, install, *update* and run both of these programs:
Ad-aware from http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ (Remove items listed in red-others are
optional.)
Both programs should be updated after installation- before use.

Security tips and other information at:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

More useful information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

You should re-enable browser extensions after the cleanup.

There are other possible solutions in this MSKB article:
276393 - Understanding and Troubleshooting Unrecoverable Errors (Faults) in
Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=276393

Don

 

[Alan Essex]

I have had problem with IE6 closing down when I tried to
load a bulletin board service which had worked previously -
it simply closed it down. I tried your
solution "unchecking enable third-party browser
extensions" and problem has been resolved. Thank you Alan

 

[H Leboeuf]

You only stopped the culprit from running. It's still in your computer, who
knows what it's doing. Remove move it it may be spyware.

This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware, parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm