Hi,

Try Process Explorer:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896653.aspx

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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
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> 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
> news:uZm98pJTJHA.5244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>