Re: iexplore.exe
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 03/12/04
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:21:45 -0800
Menno Hershberger wrote:
> Malke <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in news:#OdQnC3BEHA.3804
> @TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:
>
>> Menno Hershberger wrote:
>>
>>> OK.. I guess I didn't make it real clear, but I did mention that
>>> it
>>> wasn't specific to Eudora... that's just where I notice it the most.
>>> It
>>> has happened in other apps as well. And then there's been times
>>> when I shut windows down and a window comes up saying it's trying to
>>> "end"
>>> iexplore.exe. I usually have to end it manually. Even though
>>> Internet Explorer was not running at the time of shutdown.
>>>
>>
>> Well, as you pointed out, iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer. The
>> reason that I first mentioned the possibility that this is a virus is
>> because having more than one instance of IE running is a classic
>> symptom of trojan infection. I did find this one page about multiple
>> instances of IE running, which mentions a few trojan names:
>>
>> http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/7939.html
>>
> Thanks. That was close. I read a couple of the replys and it lead me
> off into some more security checking. Posted my Hijack this log in
> alt.privacy.spyware... nothing fruitful there... yet anyway. I'll keep
> plugging away and get it figured out some time.
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
Sure. Wish I had been able to give you a definitive answer. Let me know
if I can do anything else.
Malke
-- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!"
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