Dreamchaser wrote:

> Thanks Malke and Leythos. I'm using Symantec Antivirus Corporate Ed
> 10.0.1.1000 and so far everything's well. I had Spybot scanned the
> system too. It's clean I suppose.
>
> I hope I understand the first question: Explorer even crash today
> while I left it idle. Could these crashes be caused by hardware or
> purely software?
>
> Realized there were a few different fault addresses as well as
> faulting module:
>
> Address>>
>
> 0x03ff1da4
> 0x02f81da4
>
> faulting module _axshlex.dll, version 1.9.6.4617, fault address
> 0x00001da4.
>
> All I did when these happened was to end it and restart it in Task
> manager but it's a hassle to do it so often.

This is really good additional information. As Lethos said, the
faulting .dll belongs to Alcohol 120%. Unless him, I don't think you've
picked up malware. Alcohol 120% has always been problematic. Make sure you
have the latest version/patches, etc. If you don't use it, uninstall it. If
you really really want it, see if they have a users forum.

Malke
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