ie closes itself

[Guest]

whenever i type the word "virus" in search engines or in other searches like at download.com, ie shuts down. it also did the same thing in my opera browser. does this mean theres a virus on my computer that doesnt want me looking for anti-virus software?

 

[roger]

Hi kevin,

whenever i type the word "virus" in search engines or in other searches like at download.com, ie shuts down. it also did the same thing in my opera browser. does this mean theres a virus on my computer that doesnt want me looking for anti-virus software?

Perform an online scan at any of these sites:
Trend Micro HouseCall:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/pc_housecall/

Panda Active Scan:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/

RAV AntiVirus Online Virus Scan
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

Also run a scan looking for malware with ad-aware and spybot (both
free):
Ad-aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download


Good luck