Multiple versions of iexplore being created

[Michael]

Running XP, after the machine sits for several hours it
creates many versions of iexplore and eventually runs out
os resource. Have to reboot to fix the problem.
I'm running Norton and also have a firewall.

HELP

 

[*Vanguard*]

"Michael" said in news:[email protected]:

Running XP, after the machine sits for several hours it
creates many versions of iexplore and eventually runs out
os resource. Have to reboot to fix the problem.
I'm running Norton and also have a firewall.

HELP

Norton WHAT? Norton Personal Firewall? Norton AntiVirus? Norton
SystemWorks? Norton Ghost?

Have you ran recently updated copies of Ad-Aware, SpyBot, HijackThis,
and CWShredder to see of your system got polluted with spyware (from
downloading and installing freebies)?

Use BHO Demon to see what browser helper objects might have gotten
incorporated into IE.

When the machine is sitting idle and no IE windows are visible, go into
Task Manager to see under the Processes tab if there is still an
instance of iexplore.exe. If so, some site you visited opened a hidden
copy of IE and is using a script timer to later open the other browser
instances. So don't go there anymore. I'm not sure if a popup blocker
will eliminate this trick.

 

[Pamela]

I am running Me and had Norton w/ firewall as well. I
believe that the firewall portion of Norton ate up the
resources. I had a similar problem w/ running out of
memory. I didn't have the problem w/ regular Norton
antivirus. I uninstalled Norton and have not had a
problem since.

 

[Pamela]

I know that is not much of a solution, but I haven't had
time to research it. I believe it is a Norton problem.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
"Michael" said in news:530d01c42ca5$118cc280 [email protected]:

Norton WHAT? Norton Personal Firewall? Norton AntiVirus? Norton
SystemWorks? Norton Ghost?

Have you ran recently updated copies of Ad-Aware, SpyBot, HijackThis,
and CWShredder to see of your system got polluted with spyware (from
downloading and installing freebies)?

Use BHO Demon to see what browser helper objects might have gotten
incorporated into IE.

When the machine is sitting idle and no IE windows are visible, go into
Task Manager to see under the Processes tab if there is still an
instance of iexplore.exe. If so, some site you visited opened a hidden
copy of IE and is using a script timer to later open the other browser
instances. So don't go there anymore. I'm not sure if a popup blocker
will eliminate this trick.

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Thanks for the help. Is there a way to find out what is

starting up iexplore? None of the instances that show up
in task manager are visible.

 

[*Vanguard*]

"(e-mail address removed)" said in

starting up iexplore? None of the instances that show up
in task manager are visible.

Kill ALL the iexplore.exe processes. Do more show up?

Have you yet used msconfig.exe to disable all the Startup programs and
rebooted to see if it still occurs?

Have you yet ran Ad-Aware, Spybot, and the other mentioned utilities to
get rid of any spyware?

Have you yet ran a FULL scan using a recently update anti-virus product
to check for viruses or trojans?

 

[MBowers]

Same thing is happenning to me.

Multiple "Iexplore" instances appear in the taskbar for no reason,
whether the computer sits by itself or whether I am using it at the
time. The only clue that the "Iexplore" instances have opened is the
audible clicking sound, although no IE window appears. It's most
irrating when I'm watching a DVD and it clicks (an unseen "Iexplore"
instance opens in the task bar) and the MENU BAR shows up as if it is
overriding the DVD player, but nothing else. I'm running Norton's
Internet Security, too, and it claims everything is fine with the
firewall running.

It's driving me crazy.