Welcome, Guest. Please
Login
Home
Help
Search
Login
FAQ
Radified
Ghost.Classic
Ghost.New
Bootable CD
Blog
Radified Community Forums
›
Rad Community Technical Discussion Boards (Computer Hardware + PC Software)
›
PC Hardware + Software (except Cloning programs)
› IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
(Moderators: Rad, Christer, NightOwl, Pleonasm, MrMagoo, El_Pescador)
‹
Previous Topic
|
Next Topic
›
Pages:
1
2
IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task (Read 27267 times)
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 12:24am
I have IE8.
One of my Adobe prgms says to close internet explorer when I try to update using Adobe Updater.
So I close all IE windows.
Same error.
I look in task manager and see one iexplore.exe. So I end task, but the thing pops back open in a few secs .. with a size of ~3.2KB.
Adobe updater cannot update cuz I cannot close (or keep closed) iexplore.exe
I use Windows XP Home.
Any ideas?
IP Logged
Christer
Übermensch
Offline
Posts: 1360
Sweden
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #1 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:05am
I run IE8 on Windows XP Professional and get two instances of iexplore.exe, both running under my username. Both go away and stay away when I close IE8.
I installed no betas or RC's but waited for the final release. How about you?
It seems like you have something running in the background, requiring iexplore.exe.
Old chinese proverb:
If I hear - I forget, If I see - I remember, If I do - I understand
IP Logged
MrMagoo
Übermensch
Offline
Resident Linux Guru
Posts: 1026
Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #2 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:57am
Ick, sounds like spyware to me. That's usually the only thing that will come back automatically when you close it (besides OS components, which should warn you before you kill them.)
Have you tried killing the associated process?
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #3 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:18pm
MrMagoo wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:57am:
Have you tried killing the associated process?
What is the associated process?
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #4 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:20pm
Christer wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:05am:
I installed no betas or RC's but waited for the final release. How about you?
Same here.
Christer wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 1:05am:
It seems like you have something running in the background, requiring iexplore.exe.
That seems a reasonable assumption. How to determine what it is?
IP Logged
NightOwl
Radministrator
Offline
"I tought I saw a puddy
tat..."
Posts: 5826
Olympia, WA--Puget Sound--USA
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #5 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 2:13pm
@
Rad
Quote:
What is the associated process?
Probably the process that's calling the program--the one that is bringing the ie program back to life!
Maybe one of these programs could help show the interdependency associated with the process in question:
Process Monitor v2.04
Process Explorer v11.33
Quote:
I look in task manager and see one iexplore.exe. So I end task, but the thing pops back open in a few secs .. with a size of ~3.2KB.
Where do you see that *size* info in Task Manager?
Quote:
Ick, sounds like spyware to me
. That's usually the only thing that will come back automatically when you close it
That would be my concern--or a virus, key-logger, or trojan!
____________________________________________________________________________________________
No question is stupid ... but, possibly the answers are
!
IP Logged
Rad.Test
Technoluster
Offline
Rad's non-Admin test-profile
in Firefox
Posts: 108
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #6 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 4:18pm
NightOwl wrote
on Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 2:13pm:
Where do you see that *size* info in Task Manager?
Processes tab, list under column labeled 'Mem Usage"
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #7 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 6:26pm
I downloaded & installed Process Monitor but I think it provides too much info. Not sure where to start or what to look for. Hundreds of thousands of entries.
When I open 1 instance of IE8 (the Rad home page), I get 2 more instances of iexplore.exe in task manager (for a total of 3).
1 is ~ 20K, and the other ~55K.
When I close home page, these 2 go away, and I'm left with the 4K-ish iexplore.exe that won't go awaywith anything less than a tactical nuclear weapon.
IP Logged
MrMagoo
Übermensch
Offline
Resident Linux Guru
Posts: 1026
Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #8 -
Jun 6
th
, 2009 at 8:42pm
I'd say run msconfig and disable any start-up programs you don't need, then reboot and see if it helps. Other than that, my bet is still on malware.
IP Logged
Dan Goodell
Special Guest
Offline
Posts: 552
N California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #9 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 3:34am
I agree it sounds like malware. Besides the usual startup locations and registry [Run] keys, there are a lot of other places malware can insert itself to avoid detection.
In addition to the other suggestions, I'd try
SysInternals Autoruns
. Checkmark the 'Hide Microsoft Entries' option to screen out some of Windows' own stuff, and press F5 to refresh.
You might also try
HiJackThis
and look for a BHO somewhere, though Autoruns should probably do just as well.
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #10 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 12:26pm
here is my autoruns with ie tab selected. anything look hokey?
i do not know how to tell exactly what is launching ie .. even when no browser window is open.
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #11 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 12:41pm
Here's the first part of my hijack. Anything look suspect?
Quote:
edited out
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #12 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 12:44pm
here's more hijack scan. forum is set to limit posts to 6k, so posting in parts:
Quote:
edited out
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #13 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 12:48pm
this should be last section:
Quote:
edited out
IP Logged
Rad
Radministrator
Offline
Sufferin' succotash
Posts: 4090
Newport Beach, California
Back to top
Re: IE8 iexplore.exe stays open in task manager despite end task
Reply #14 -
Jun 7
th
, 2009 at 12:50pm
here's the last of it:
Quote:
edited out
End of file - 18304 bytes
IP Logged
Pages:
1
2
‹
Previous Topic
|
Next Topic
›
« Home
‹ Board
Top of this page
Forum Jump »
Home
» 10 most recent Posts
» 10 most recent Topics
Rad Community Technical Discussion Boards (Computer Hardware + PC Software)
- Norton Ghost 15, 14, 12, 10, 9, + Norton Save + Restore (NS+R)
- Norton Ghost 2003, Ghost v8.x + Ghost Solution Suite (GSS) Discussion Board
- Cloning Programs (Except Norton Ghost)
- NightOwl's Bootable CD/DVD
- PC Hardware + Software (except Cloning programs) ««
Rad Community Non-Technical Discussion Boards
- The Water Cooler
- YaBB Forum Software + Rad Web Site
Radified Community Forums
» Powered by
YaBB 2.4
!
YaBB
© 2000-2009. All Rights Reserved.