iexplore.exe

[JAY]

heres my problem (zonealarm is on)
1. i start firefox,the homepage is www.google.com
2. it says please check the name and try again
3. i disable zonealarm n restart firefox,n it works fine
4. next i get some internet explorer windows poppin up (ive actually uninstalled windows IE)
5. when im off the net,i suddenly there is a process in my system called iexplore.exe
6. it starts suddenly n turns off after a few seconds..
7. ive had this problem before,i ran some antispyware stuff..n solved the problem,but it keeps on coming whenever i use the internet..

 

[Anti-Trend]

Have you tried AdawareSE and Spybot S&D? You should also get a good Anti-Virus and do a thorough scan. A second opinion never hurts. Once you've done all that, I recommend getting a better browser. IE has abysmal security, and it isn't very standards-compliant anyway.

All the best,
-AT

 

[JAY]

yeah i tried adware & spybot..and i dont use IE,i use firefox1.0.6..as i said ive uninstalled IE,thru the add/remove - windows components..but i guess IE never really gets uninstalled...

 

[Anti-Trend]

No, IE is integrated in the Windows GUI, so you can never be rid of it without switching OSes. Sorry, I didn't notice that you said you were using Firefox, good show with that.