Multiple IE sessions open when opening ie

[GW]

I am running i.e 6.0 but when turn on pc and open i.e
multiple sessions open up and bring the pc to a halt. What
can be done to stop this>

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I am running i.e 6.0 but when turn on pc and open i.e
multiple sessions open up and bring the pc to a halt. What
can be done to stop this>

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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[Chris]

Sounds like a browser hi-jack to me. Download and install Spybot and
Ad-aware (they're free). You can find them by doing a search on
Google.

Install them and make sure you get the latest update/patches (open the
program and click "update") for them.

1. Reboot the machine.
2. Once your machine boots up, DO NOT RUN IE.!!! Run Ad-ware in Deep
Scan mode. Clean everything it finds.
3. Run Spybot. Clean everything it finds.
4. Reboot the machine
5. Once the machine boots up, DO NOT RUN IE.!!!
6. Repeat the steps 2 and 3
7. Reboot the machine.
8. Try IE

If that doesn't work, downlaod and install Hi-JackThis post your log
on their forum site.

http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html