iexplore.exe 100% CPU

[Phil]

Hello,
I have a machine that all of a sudden is browsing the
internet very slow, however general network file
transfering is fine. I checked the taskmanager and sure
enough the CPU is hitting 100% when iexplore.exe is ran
and a web page is trying to come up. It will stay at 100%
until the page is completely loaded. I have never seen it
act like this before, I ended unneccessary 3rd party
programs running in task manager but it made no difference.
I appreciate any ideas.
Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hello,
I have a machine that all of a sudden is browsing the
internet very slow, however general network file
transfering is fine. I checked the taskmanager and sure
enough the CPU is hitting 100% when iexplore.exe is ran
and a web page is trying to come up. It will stay at 100%
until the page is completely loaded. I have never seen it
act like this before, I ended unneccessary 3rd party
programs running in task manager but it made no difference.
I appreciate any ideas.
Thanks.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[Phil]

Thanks for the reply Frank. I just ran the spybot search
and destroy and it did find some problems, the one I was
most familiar with was the Gator program was installed.
The program did fix all errors and I rebooted. However
the issue still exists, it takes almost 20-30 seconds to
fully open a web page, only happening on this machine.
Any other suggestions would be great.
Thanks I appreciate it.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Thanks for the reply Frank. I just ran the spybot search
and destroy and it did find some problems, the one I was
most familiar with was the Gator program was installed.
The program did fix all errors and I rebooted. However
the issue still exists, it takes almost 20-30 seconds to
fully open a web page, only happening on this machine.
Any other suggestions would be great.
Thanks I appreciate it.

Try AdAware. It will catch some things SpyBot won't. If that doesn't fix
it follow the instructions and use HijackThis.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Update Ad-Aware before running it. Additionally, use BHODaemon and disable
unwanted browser helper plugins:
http://www.webattack.com/get/bhodaemon.shtml

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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Thanks for the reply Frank. I just ran the spybot search
and destroy and it did find some problems, the one I was
most familiar with was the Gator program was installed.
The program did fix all errors and I rebooted. However
the issue still exists, it takes almost 20-30 seconds to
fully open a web page, only happening on this machine.
Any other suggestions would be great.
Thanks I appreciate it.

Try AdAware. It will catch some things SpyBot won't. If that doesn't fix
it follow the instructions and use HijackThis.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Similar problem with long wait was cured by Sender: <[email protected]> in a
message this day.

Check the registry key he quoted, the reference to re75d9c4 and red81542
etc... may be random generated file name. There could also be a .reg file in
the computer generating these files.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Entries:
re75d9c4 "rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RE75D9C4.DLL,EnableRunDLL32"
reb69df2 "rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RE75D9C4.DLL,EnableRunDLL32"
red81542 "rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RE75D9C4.DLL,EnableRunDLL32"
refe744f "rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RE75D9C4.DLL,EnableRunDLL32"


If still no joy I would get the help from the expert at this forum.

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

 

[Andrew]

I've been experiencing the same problem over the last 2
weeks.

It looks like the problem is being caused by Hotmail. As
soon as I log out of Hotmail CPU utilisation drops back to
normal, ~ <5%.

Let me know if it's the same for you?

 

[H Leboeuf]

Select your symptoms on this page.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/symptoms.htm

 

[Darktemp]

Try this

Okay this was a hard one and I never would have thought about it.

What I did.

* scanned for spyware
* scanned for virus
* disabled all startup item
* disabled all securtiy settings
* did some registry changes
* installed IE7 over what I have, ver 6
* sfc /scannow
* copied files from CD
* checked hardware settings

Finally changed the virtual memory, bang it worked. Then it failed again. And the sad part is, use Firefox for now. Then reload the OS.

 

[chicagobrownblue]

Hotmail Banner Ad using Shockwave

I have the same problem with a Sprint Nextel banner ad on a Hotmail page. The Sprint Nextel ad uses Adobe Shockwave to continuously animate the banner ad and pegs my CPU usage at 100%. If I disable Shockwave, the problem goes away.

To disable Shockwave: click on Tools | select Internet Options | select Programs | Select the Programs tab | select Manage addons | highlight Shockwave Flash object | select disable | and then OK your way out.

IE says you may have to restart IE, but I don't have to.

IE 7.0.5730.13IS
Windows XP Professional SP3 all security updates
Spybot search and destroy run on a regular basis
Windows Defender run on a regular basis
Microsoft Malicious software run on a regular basis
Norton run on a regular basis