Iexplore.exe using memory

[MasterMontgomery]

Recently iexplore.exe has been using memory in my processes. But, i do not have ie open.
I can delete it but it comes right back. Sometimes there are two. I have tried malwarebytes,
combofix and vexira but no good.

any ideas?
xp sp2

thanks
Doug

[terrell]

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/iexplore.exe.html

[MasterMontgomery]

Thanks for the help T. I should have put this in the 2003 forum.
Nothing seems to work. I may have to reinstall then reinstall links. I have never done that in all these years,
I will call on you if i need help, if that is okay.

Doug

[terrell]

not a problem, doug. i'm not a computer person, but gobucks and others are and would be happy to help. i will help with anything i can.

edit: my forte the last couple of years has been stupervising. (8

[gibby]

may be wrong here, but doesn't Links use IE to connect to the LSPN server?

[terrell]

there are two variations of iexplore, gib', as described in the link i posted. you are correct, iexplore is a normal program running in the background to do a variety of tasks. however, apparently (never saw it personally), there is a variation that's malware. the link below describes howto differentiate the two.

[gibby]

Thanks, should have read the link you put up.