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IEXPLORER.EXE problem
Name: mashmashmaro Date: August 18, 2004 at 02:12:30 Pacific OS: Windows xp CPU/Ram: Pentium 3/256ram
Comment:
When ever i start up my computer even if i don't use internet explorer i find a extra 1 or 2 IEXPLORER.exe files running in tast manager. I'm pretty sure its some kind of ad-ware/spy-ware but all the anti-ad/spyware scans i've done still haven't solved the problem. The applications usually take up alot of memory so it lags my computer quite a bit. I was wundering if anyone else has encountered this problem, and if so, plz help =)
Summary: I recently noticed that my laptop was running a bit slower than usual. That, coupled with random popups that I'd never seen on this computer before, lead me to check the Task Manager. There, I found s...
Summary: hi jabuck, sorry i didn't reply sooner.. had to go through a couple of days of reformatting and things.. not only because of the IEXPLORE.EXE problem. everything is good now, thanks all for the help. ...
Summary: Yes, Iexplore.exe is your web browser, MS INTERNET EXPLORER, so it would/could be running when you check task manager. But it should not be using so much memory as to cause you problems. The first iss...
