iexplore.exe prcoess removal?

Question

I've done research and I can't find an answer. I have the process iexplore.exe without any internet explorer window open. I've used spybot, adaware avg, spyware doctor and superantiyspyware pro and it has not produced any results. I've also seen try disabling internet explorer add ons which I have. I can stop the process but it will come back a little later. Can someone provide an answer

Answer 1

iexplorer should not appear unless you have your ie browser open. Explorer is the process used run your windows desktop and is a different process. See the info on the link below.



http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Answer 2

Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser comes standard on virtually every PC running the Windows Operating System. Since the browser's simplistic beginnings, it has evolved through 8 different versions to become a widely used browser, with the 8th edition being "faster, easier, and safer" than the older versions, according to Microsoft. However, even after many upgrades to the browser, some users still prefer the convenient Mozilla Firefox interface or the sleek appearance of Apple's Safari. If you've decided to go with a different downloadable web browser, you may want to remove Internet Explorer's primary executable file, Iexplorer.exe, effectively taking away Internet Explorer's ability to "open" on your compute





1 Select the Windows "Start Menu."

2 Click to select "Computer" in Windows Vista or "My Computer" in other versions of Windows. This will open a new window.



3 Double-click on your primary hard drive, typically listed first in the "My Computer" window and labeled as "Local Disk (C:)." This will show you all files and folders on your hard drive.

4 Double-click on the "Program Files" folder.



5 Scroll the list of "Programs Files" items until you notice a folder labeled "Internet Explorer." The list of "Program Files" may be very lengthy, but the folders are listed alphabetically by default, making it easy to locate the "Internet Explorer" folder.



6 Double-click on the "Internet Explorer" folder.



7 Right-click on the file labeled "Iexplorer.exe" and select "Delete" from the list of options. The executable file is now removed.

Answer 3

Try running your anti-malware in Safe Mode With Networking. That sometimes keeps malware from protecting itself.



To get into Safe Mode with Networking:



1. Log out and reboot your machine.

2. When the machine starts the reboot sequence, press the F8 key repeatedly.

3. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the resulting menu.

4. Login. If the malware has changed your password, try logging in as Administrator. By default, Administrator has no password.

5. The machine will continue booting, but the Windows desktop will look different.

6. When you're finished doing what you need to do, log out and reboot back into normal mode.



Good luck.

Answer 4

explorer.exe should be running all the time. iexplore.exe could be malware.



Removal procedures



for iexplorer.exe



Restarting in Safe Mode



» On Windows NT (VGA mode)



1. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel.

2. Double-click the System icon.

3. Click the Startup/Shutdown tab.

4. Set the Show List field to 10 seconds and click OK to save this change.

5. Shut down and restart your computer.

6. Select VGA mode from the startup menu.



» On Windows 2000



1. Restart your computer.

2. Press the F8 key, when you see the Starting Windows bar at the bottom of the screen.

3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options Menu then press Enter.



» On Windows XP



1. Restart your computer.

2. Press F8 after the Power-On Self Test (POST) is done. If the Windows Advanced Options Menu does not appear, try restarting and then pressing F8 several times after the POST screen.

3. Choose the Safe Mode option from the Windows Advanced Options Menu then press Enter.



Terminating the Malware Program



# Open Windows Task Manager.

» On Windows NT, 2000, and XP, press

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, then click the Processes tab.

# In the list of running programs*, locate the process:

EXPLORE.EXE, IEXPLORE.EXE & rundll32.exe.

# Select the malware process, then press either the End Task or the End Process button, depending on the version of Windows on your system.

# To check if the malware process has been terminated, close Task Manager, and then open it again.

# Close Task Manager.



Delete the following registry values



Go to your registry (start-->run-->enter regedit-->press OK)

Browse to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon



and delete the value:



"Userinit"="userinit32.exe,"



Find the following keys:



|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Run



and delete the value:



"MMSystem"="%Windir%\rundll32.exe "%System%\mmsystem.dll"", RunDll32"



If you're using Windows 9x/Me, click on start, and run. In the Run window, type "Edit c:\windows\system.ini" and press enter. search for: shell=explorer.exe If it is present, and has anything to the right of .exe, delete it. The final line should look like above. click on File, Save, then File, Exit (ALT F S and ALT F X)



Remove the entries in the HOSTS file.



The hosts file is stored under the Windows folder. It Windows XP it's in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc, in Windows 2000 it is C:\Winnt\System32\Drivers\Etc, and in Windows 9x/Me it's in C:\Windows.



Select everything. Delete all.

Now just enter this one line

"127.0.0.1 localhost" without the quotes.



And save it as the file name "hosts" (no file extention) to the same folder.



Is that all? No it time to ponder



Is it really worth your time and money (you could lose all your money in the bank if your password is compromised) to be worrying about these things?



It is always better to have a software that can protect your computer and you. Spywares are more dangerous than viruses, coz of the simple reason that they steal your information. Your banking account password is much more worthy to them than your computer. And thats what most of them are after.

Answer 5

lol everytime you bring up the taskmanager you will see this process its normal it is the taskmanger widow itself



stop making yourself crazy

Answer 6

its normal