need to double click IE twice to run

[Guest]

When I start IE the first time (Win XP SP2) nothing happens. WHen I double
click the IE icon again, it starts. Then on Task Mngr, I have two instances
of IE running, but one window shows. When I close that IE window, I can't
turn PC off till I go to Task Mngr and turn the second instance of the
invisible IE.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

When I start IE the first time (Win XP SP2) nothing happens. WHen I double
click the IE icon again, it starts. Then on Task Mngr, I have two
instances
of IE running, but one window shows. When I close that IE window, I can't
turn PC off till I go to Task Mngr and turn the second instance of the
invisible IE.

Malware will do this.
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://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
(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