Can't Kill Internet Explorer

[tippycanoe]

I am running a Xeon processor 3.2 ghx with extended memory extensions
turned on and 2 gigs of memory. Running Windows Xp Pro SP2 and
occasionally, about once a week, I will be unable to shutdown
iexplorer.exe process. It runs at 99% in the task manager and I have
tried to end process multiple times but it will not die. I am currently
running the latest anti-spyware beta program from microsoft, as well as
anti-virus software. Any ideas as to why this might be happening would
be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Tyler

 

[PA Bear]

It's still a beta.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
for expert analysis, not here.**