IE6 Illegal Operation

[LJC]

I am running Windows 98 SE and using Internet Explorer 6.0
as my net browser. I have downloaded all applicable
security patches and critical updates, but at least 10
times a day, IE6 crashes and I get the following message:

"This program has performed an illegal operation and will
be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

EXPLORER caused a general protection fault in module
USER.EXE at 0003:00001022.
Registers:
EAX=00003acf CS=178f EIP=00001022 EFLGS=00000246
EBX=000012dc SS=3acf ESP=00008c22 EBP=01a78c40
ECX=00013acf DS=3acf ESI=00008c4c FS=4ee7
EDX=00010118 ES=3acf EDI=01a7fed4 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 5e 08 b9 97 16 8e c1 59 5b 83 f9 0f 74 2e 81
Stack dump:
0009dc98 0118ffff 011806a8 169706a8 01a7fed4 00008c7c
02a00118 8c7c02a5 16b7392d 12dc0001 06a80000 ffff0118
000012dc ffffdc98 00f20129 06a80000"

Any help someone can provide would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Rule out parasites.

IE 6.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm