IE6.0 keeps running as a process in task mgr. after browser is clo

[Guest]

after I've opened & closed my IE6.0 browser 10 times, the windows task
manager shows iexplore.exe still running all those itmes..is this normal?
doesn't it slow the computer down?

eventually, when I try to click on a link in an outlook email, it won't open
the browser...is this related to the above processes that never shut down
properly?

how do I fix this? thanks )

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

after I've opened & closed my IE6.0 browser 10 times, the windows task
manager shows iexplore.exe still running all those itmes..is this
normal? doesn't it slow the computer down?

eventually, when I try to click on a link in an outlook email, it
won't open the browser...is this related to the above processes that
never shut down properly?

how do I fix this? thanks )

You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites.
(http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

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