Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow to
close.

Could your computer be infected?

Please understand that the more detailed your question the more likely
you are to get a specific answer.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Robin wrote:
> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
> to close.
>

A lot of people are having this problem. IE 7 sucks!

I even have a CMD file that says (I put a shortcut on my quick launch bar):

C:\system-x\sysinternals\pstools\pskill.exe iexplore.exe

Of course you need to download pstools from sysinternals.com first.

Robin wrote:
> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
> to close.
>

"Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
news:O1rDSaqvIHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
> to close.
>

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

Thanks for the advice. I didn't install ad-aware after I got Vista because I
thought Windows Defender was taking care of it.
It found 600 tracking cookies and 4 of something else that I had to reboot
to get rid of, but it said nothing critical. Unfortunatly ie still staying
open in task manager. Would it do any good to post the hijackthis log to
this newsgroup?


"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:EEB3D24A-E689-4859-9B0B-50E3C3A16ECE@microsoft.com...
> "Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
> news:O1rDSaqvIHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
>> to close.
>>
>
> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of
> these Web pages.
> Help with malware:
> All MS-MVP Sites.
> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>
> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>
> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to
> convince you that you owe it to the author. See also:
> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and
> see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not
> sure of.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email

Don't post it in this newsgroup.
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,
or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.**

"Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
news:%23TXppISwIHA.4952@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the advice. I didn't install ad-aware after I got Vista because
> I thought Windows Defender was taking care of it.
> It found 600 tracking cookies and 4 of something else that I had to reboot
> to get rid of, but it said nothing critical. Unfortunatly ie still
> staying open in task manager. Would it do any good to post the hijackthis
> log to this newsgroup?
>
> "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:EEB3D24A-E689-4859-9B0B-50E3C3A16ECE@microsoft.com...
>> "Robin" <greetings@html.com> wrote in message
>> news:O1rDSaqvIHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Vista ie7 still running in task manager even when closed and won't allow
>>> to close.
>>
>> Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of
>> these Web pages.
>> Help with malware:
>> All MS-MVP Sites.
>> http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
>> http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>> http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
>> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
>>
>> Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
>>
>> So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
>> For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
>> whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to
>> convince you that you owe it to the author. See also:
>> http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
>> Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and
>> see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're
>> not sure of.