Microsoft Internet Explorer keeps crashing

[Larry]

I don't know what changed on my machine but for the last
month the browser fails every 20 minutes or so. here is
the message that I keep geting:

EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 0167:bff7b9f2.
Registers:
EAX=1481fa2c CS=0167 EIP=bff7b9f2 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=008dff88 SS=016f ESP=008a0000 EBP=008a0020
ECX=1481fa2c DS=016f ESI=00000001 FS=4eef
EDX=00000001 ES=016f EDI=817b7e4c GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
53 85 d2 56 57 89 65 e8 75 04 33 c0 eb 54 85 c0
Stack dump:
1481fa2c 00000001 008dff88 1481fa2c 008a9bdc bffc05b4
bff79250 ffffffff 008a9bec bff7ce23 1481fa2c 00000001
1481fad6 1481fa2c 008a9c14 1481fa5e

Does anyone know what this is?

 

[Ray Allen]

That happened to me with a Virus attack (I believe it was
the Nimbda Virus). It attacked Kernel32 and once my Anti-
virus software quarantined it it started to cause other
errors.

 

[PA Bear]

Spyware, most likely.

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

These days most of us are recommending HijackThis: Post your files to the
forum mentioned on the above page.

If you cannot access the page to download HijackThis, use this link:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

If you find you need CoolWebSearch Shredder, use this link:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/cwshredder.zip
(Get a fresh copy of CWS Shredder before each use. It's updated
frequently.)

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on do both once-a-day.
--
HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
AH-VSOP
http://forum.aumha.org/

 

[michele]

I am having the same difficulty. Have uninstalled the
explorer and reinstalled it and tried the repair option
but nothing works. Ready to throw it out the window!
Have you any info yet?