Multiple iexplore.exe Processes

[brickybob]

WTF?  I scanned with Malwarebytes and Avast but it comes up blank.  What do?

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[Mr.jacksaunt]

Hi Gordon

nice research

[brickybob]

Hi Gordon

hi

[Timezbrick]

It bust be MOM.exe,
Most of the time parents use the bad Browser.

[brickybob]

It bust be MOM.exe,
Most of the time parents use the bad Browser.

* brickybob rolls eyes

[Chrono]

Internet explorer runs a separate process for each tab.

[Becquerel]

Internet explorer runs a separate process for each tab.

[brickybob]

I'm not running Internet Explorer, look at the task bar.

[steve5451]

Then close it.

[Chrono]

I'm not running Internet Explorer, look at the task bar.

You didn't bother to say no to some taskbars while installing garbage so they run IE in the background.

[brickybob]

You didn't bother to say no to some taskbars while installing garbage so they run IE in the background.

I've looked through Uninstall Programs and can't find anything I didn't mean to install, that includes task bars.

[steve5451]

Open file location of the processes and see if they are legit.
If not just close the process and delete it.

[brickybob]

Open file location of the processes and see if they are legit.
If not just close the process and delete it.

Program files -> internet explorer

Seems to be in order.

[steve5451]

No one uses internet explorer anyway. pphhh

[brickybob]

Well, I got a very hacky solution.  I just changed the permissions of iexplore.exe to make me the owner and renamed it to iexplore1.exe so programs can't use it.

Solved and locked.