IEXPLORE.EXE-27122324.pf

what is it should I delete it

[steverose]

Lately this program has been needing time to close whenever I shut down. I assume it is related to IE but wonder if it is somehow an add on that may be malicious. I am in the dark about it. I use IE and have XPPRO on rr.

I am sure this is probably a very simple question but I am not proud. Cheers, S

[jdMorgan]

That appears to be the prefetch file for Internet explorer, and should be found in your windows/prefetch folder.

If you're running FireFox or Opera, I suppose you could rename it... Just kidding!

You might try a search at MS to see if they have anything to say about issues closing iexplore, and it wouldn't hurt to run AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy to make sure you don't have adware, spyware, or a trojan causing this problem.

Jim

[steverose]

Thanks Jim. I have SpywareGuard and SpywareBlaster now. Should I add these others on? Do these programs conflict? Cheers, S

[toolbar]

Is the program "Iexplore.exe" or "IExplore.exe"? It's a big difference because one is a virus. See this list of various task names: [answersthatwork.com...]

Check your running tasks with ctrl+alt+del and compare the suspicious ones to the ones on the lists at the link above.

[steverose]

Thanks. The listing is exactly as in the title of this thread EXPLORE.EXE in caps. That is not noted on link, I don't think. Anyway I will see what ctl-elt-del brings up. Many thanks. S