Adware?

http://www.2-spyware.com/file-iexplorer-exe.html

See if you have CoolWebSearch installed; if so, uninstall it.

Do a file search for the file, and delete it.

On a more serious note, the article also mentions that iexplorer.exe could be attached to one of three different viruses. Update your antivirus program and run a full system scan.

Careful with this one: If you're familiar with Regedit (or a similar registry editor program), do a search for any keys with the iexplorer.exe (not to be confused with iexplore.exe). Delete them. More than likely, this arbitrary deleting in the registry will cause some program(s) to stop working. On the plus side, you'll know which program(s) loaded and were using it.

 

Assuming you are running Windows, I would boot to safe mode and then run your scanners. I also like to run a couple of different ones to make sure I have gotten it. Some scanner programs are better that others.

To boot to safe mode, press F8 during the boot up process and that should give me a menu to pick Safe Mode.


Jamie

 

IEXPLORER.EXE is the Microsoft internet explorer program. Start your browser, open task manager and see if it isn't there, then shut down explorer and see if it doesn't go away.

Cont. Alt. Delete keys to get task manager up and go to the processes tab.

 

Just had a light bulb moment. If you are seeing iexplorer.exe in the adware finder it probably is just listing files in the explorer cache that are suspect.

Did you clear your browser cache? You might try that if you haven't and see if the results aren't better.

 

"iexplore" is Internet Explorer, "iexplorer" is a bug: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.lorsis.worm.html

 

Ahh, right you are! Of course you knew that when you posted :laugh: Thanks for clearing up the fog I raised.

 

exscentric, wellllllllllllll........maybe they're BOTH bugs

 

When you're right your're right! Been using firefox for several months cuz I got sooooooo tired of MS explorer's tricks or lack there of at times. :thumbs:

 

Here's a great help / resource I stumbled across: http://www.short-media.com/forum/ Look in their forum for the topic Spyware/Virus/Trojan help.

These guys have helped me several times, and it's totally free.

They get you to download a program called HijackThis, which creates a log of all this junk on your computer. You then post your log on their forum, and one of the resident "geeks" will look at it and tell you exactly what to do to fix your problem.

Like I said they've helped me on several occasions.

Also, here's a link to a great article from their site about Spyware/Adware etc. http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=132

 

I typically use SpyBot and Adaware.
I use both because as others hav said, sometimes you don't always get everything with one but I have had good sucess with using both.
I believe it is spybot that will reboot your system with only essential proccesses to do a scan and clean everything.

I use a Mac primarily so I only have to fix spyware for customers
but these methods have always worked well

 

Try Fry's ISP. I have really liked it. I was supposed to get DSL but then it wasn't available, but with fry's I typically get 54k connections and there is nothing to download or install.
It had three months free and then $9.88 per month after that. They have nationwide access but you want to make sure they have local numbers in your area.

 

No mater what your connection is <who it's through> you can still use FireFox or any other browser that you want. Just connect like always, minimize it, and then open FireFox and surf away!

I run FireFox mostly because it's faster loading and IMO easier to use. Plus it currently has less bugs in it. It's always a plus too to stop viruses that targets IE



Jamie

 

That is true Jamie. I did that when I had AOL.
BUt I would still get rid if the overpriced MSN