Thanks u for the response.
I tried scanning in safe mode too..
I scanned using Adaware Personal and Spybot And Windows Defender too but no
errors.

is there anyway to trace the application which may start this iexplore

"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi Rajkiran,
>
> First, you can't uninstall Internet Explorer anyways, so that's not a
> solution. If IE runs as a process, it usually indicates malware. You might
> want to rerun the scans, only this time in safe mode where the malware is
> less likely to be active. When active, it can often mask itself from
> detection and removal.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "rajkiranpro" <rajkiranpro@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4B88BAB4-5047-4A2A-BEDD-80244675B489@microsoft.com...
>>I noticed in my task manger that Internet Explorer is running as a
>>process. though I try to end it., it reappears again in the process list..
>>this gives me problems while installing some software. I thought it might
>>be a spyware or virus but I scanned the system and found none and the
>>iexplore running is in the default program files directory. can anyone
>>tell me why this happens or suggest a solution to close the process
>>permanently so that it doesn't reappear. I don't want to uninstall
>>internet explorer.
>>
>> thanks in advance
>>
>> Regards
>> Rajkiran
>