I.E. 6 on XP Goes Dead with About: Blank

[Guest]

I've got a PC that has I.E. on XP Pro that when you have multiple I.E.
windows open, they go dead (non-responding mode) and they say about: blank
and the page goes to a page like that of one that couldn't find a web site.
I've ran all kinds of spyware scanners, hijack this, and the system is clean
as far as I can tell of the CoolWebSearch hijacker that creates the about:
blank issues. I.E. at this point of non-responsiveness goes completely dead
across the board and Microsofts cheesy reporting feature pops up. You then
have to go into Task Manager and end task (force close) the non-responding
I.E. windows like 3 or 4 times before they will finally shut down.

Anybody got any clues on how to repair I.E.?

 

[PA Bear]

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://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

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://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.**