Re: IE6 not closing properly

Sorry - this is not the solution - there are no malware/spyware/viruses on
the machine - this has been checked running over 20 progs with nothing
showing up.

Thanks for the suggestion tho'

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David



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| http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
| http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
| http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
| http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
| http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
| http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
| http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
| http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
| http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
|
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| (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
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**Post
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| http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
| forums for expert analysis, not here.**
|
| If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this
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|
| jd wrote:
| > Using IE6 - XP-Pro + all current updates
| >
| > *sometimes* when closing/exiting IE the screen page disappears but the
tab
| > on the bottom tool bar indicates it is still live (but won't maximise if
| > clicked).
| >
| > Doing alt-ctl-del shows that the prog is still running. End task usually
| > works but sometimes it takes a reboot to clear.
| >
| > Any ideas what is causing this and how to correct?
| >
| > TIA
|


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