IEXPLORER.EXE Issue

[Guest]

I am having a problem with Internet Explorer 6.0. I have Windows Media Center 2004 on the computer. Whenever I view a page that uses the Java RTE program, Internet Explorer doesn't shutdown correctly. Internet Explorer is not running at all on my desktop, but when I hit ctrl+atl+del, it is shows as a running process under the processes list. It uses a lot of memory and when I start IE again, it shows another process. I have to kill the IEXPLORER process manually each time I exit the browser after using Java. If I don't, it keeps on accumulating, and ends up eating up all of my memory. Also, when I shutdown the computer, I get a message that Internet Explorer is not responding and I click End Now. I scanned my computer with AdAware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and Pest Patrol and this still happens. What can I do to fix this? Thanks!

 

[H Leboeuf]

Iexplorer.exe is from CoolWebSearch. (note the R in iexplore.exe)

You will need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip

Important: "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051

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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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I am having a problem with Internet Explorer 6.0. I have Windows Media

Center 2004 on the computer. Whenever I view a page that uses the Java RTE
program, Internet Explorer doesn't shutdown correctly. Internet Explorer is
not running at all on my desktop, but when I hit ctrl+atl+del, it is shows
as a running process under the processes list. It uses a lot of memory and
when I start IE again, it shows another process. I have to kill the
IEXPLORER process manually each time I exit the browser after using Java. If
I don't, it keeps on accumulating, and ends up eating up all of my memory.
Also, when I shutdown the computer, I get a message that Internet Explorer
is not responding and I click End Now. I scanned my computer with AdAware,
Spybot Search and Destroy, and Pest Patrol and this still happens. What can
I do to fix this? Thanks!

 

[Guest]

The first two links you posted didn't work for me. What will be listed under processes if I have that trojan? I am pretty sure it says IEXPLORER.exe with the r. I have to check again. Thanks for the help!

 

[H Leboeuf]

Sorry I was informed this morning that the URL is now.

You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

The complete list is here.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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The first two links you posted didn't work for me. What will be listed

under processes if I have that trojan? I am pretty sure it says
IEXPLORER.exe with the r. I have to check again. Thanks for the help!

 

[H Leboeuf]

Get the latest version of AdAware and spybot and run them again.
Get CoolWebsearch removal tool also.

If all fails get help from this forum.

Go to http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php#det
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware] or download direct (below):
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

If you get a 404 error or Access denied, try:
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/hijackthis.zip

Unzip the Download file in a NEW FOLDER that you can create before you start
the download.
DO NOT install in your Desktop folder.
DO NOT use any of the TEMP folders that are presently in your computer.
Double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html

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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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It is my bad. The process that is there is IEXPLORE.EXE, not

IEXPLORER.EXE. It was a mistake. I guess that is a different issue then.