iexplore.exe Virus??

Blade · 12-27-2005, 05:44 AM

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**ceewi1** · 12-27-2005, 08:15 AM

As i'm sure you know, iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer. If there's about a dozen running, it could be spyware programs using IE. Some viruses also use the name to avoid being detected by people looking at a process list. I'd run Spybot and Adaware first, and see what they find.

Zhuge Liang · 12-27-2005, 08:55 AM

Ive seen this before. Look on your root folder of C

Ive used a "patch" to, well, you know.. anyways.. after running it, it puts a iexplore file there and sets it to run at startup. Check that out.

Blade · 12-27-2005, 10:41 AM

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cell4me · 12-27-2005, 05:41 PM

Post a hijackthis log!

Blade · 12-28-2005, 03:02 PM

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**ceewi1** · 12-29-2005, 09:44 AM

Yep, that's a virus. I'd go to www.housecall.antivirus.com and run a scan from there, otherwise wait for someone who knows how to analyse HijakThis logs better than I do

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Blade · 01-06-2006, 10:57 AM

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12-27-2005, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	As i'm sure you know, iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer. If there's about a dozen running, it could be spyware programs using IE. Some viruses also use the name to avoid being detected by people looking at a process list. I'd run Spybot and Adaware first, and see what they find. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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12-29-2005, 09:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	Yep, that's a virus. I'd go to www.housecall.antivirus.com and run a scan from there, otherwise wait for someone who knows how to analyse HijakThis logs better than I do. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-27-2005, 08:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Zhuge Liang Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 83	Ive seen this before. Look on your root folder of C Ive used a "patch" to, well, you know.. anyways.. after running it, it puts a iexplore file there and sets it to run at startup. Check that out.

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cell4me banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,486	Post a hijackthis log!

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