why there's a process "IEXPLORE.EXE" at the initial startup?

[MatrixV]

In the beginning there's no such process, but since a week ago I find
such a process starts every time I boot my win2k machine. The name is
exactly the same as MS' web browser, but I can't find it's window. I
checked my startup items and services, there should be no such process.
Other things looking normal, I can open and close IE or other things.
If I try to stop this process, it prompts "Access is denied", even if
I'm the administrator.
What's wrong?
Thank you guys, help me.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Could be this one, or any number of others.

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_LOVGATE.E&VSect=T

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| In the beginning there's no such process, but since a week ago I find
| such a process starts every time I boot my win2k machine. The name is
| exactly the same as MS' web browser, but I can't find it's window. I
| checked my startup items and services, there should be no such process.
| Other things looking normal, I can open and close IE or other things.
| If I try to stop this process, it prompts "Access is denied", even if
| I'm the administrator.
| What's wrong?
| Thank you guys, help me.
|