Re: IE 6.0 hangs my XP SP2 bad, please help, detailed case

spyware is not likely to be the case here for me.
i scrub the regularly machine with over 10 major
AV AS apps, have best firewall, + know and watch my OS components well.

i agree that crashing IE could open be in fact open backdoor type deal,
but i fail to see why it only happens on the child IE window.

again the problem is: parent IE opens child IE with hyperlink, when closing
child IE
the OS sometimes hangs. other times it's all good.

i am wondering if it makes sense to uninstall and reinstall IE or repair
the installation? this is IE 6 sp2, is there an pointer on how to do that
specifically for IE 6/sp2

thanks.


"PA Bear" wrote:

> I'd run a more thorough check for hijackware, including posting a HijackThis
> log to an appropriate forum:
>
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
> When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
> (http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
> It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. **Post
> your log to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/,
> http://castlecops.com/forum67.html or http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
> for expert analysis, not here.**
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
>
> bluelagoon_HP wrote:
> > ok, XP home SP2, IE 6.0 with latest patches, the machine is virus/spyware
> > free. this has been going on in sp1 as i remember too.
> >
> > this is an isolated case, it only happens when i have
> > 2 IE browser windows, one was spawned from the other,
> > example: i browse download.com, i click on the link there and it
> > opens the 2nd ie browser window. there are now 2 IE windows
> > both from download.com site.
> > the problem is: sometimes ( not all the time ) shortly after (0-3 sec)
> > when
> > i close the 2nd IE window my OS hangs.
> > this is only happens when i click on x close button in the 2nd IE window,
> > not while browsing or scrolling or using other apps at same time,etc.
> > only at the moment the second ie window is closed.
> > this is the only time when os hangs, no problems otherwise.
> >
> > another example: 1st browser window has this usergroup loaded,
> > 2nd browser window is for writing this post, if i click x or close button
> > on this second window the OS may hang... 50/50 chance that it will do it.
> >
> > the hang:
> > - there is no blue screen
> > - i can't use alt-task-delete, task manager don't show up
> > - desktop is stuck, mouse clicks don't work on any apps or windows
> > - start button don't click
> > - mouse moves
> > - there is no way to terminate any task
> > as i can't bring up the task manager
> > - event viewer has not trace of error
> >
> > the only thing i can do after the hang is to hit powerbutton and
> > restart button and then click off "end task" boxes one by one until the
> > system reboots.
> >
> > this is quite frustrating because when browsing i often get cought with
> > that hang when i close the second IE window.
> >
> > other times there is absolutely no problem browsing.
> > just when i close the 2nd ie window created from the 1st ie window.
> >
> > please help out.
> > i could not find anything in the microsoft knowledge base...
>
>
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