IEXPLORE.EXE even when i'm not running internet explorer

hey people, i'm quite new here.... well today for some reason i kept getting a IEXPLORE.EXE in my taskmanager, even when Internet explorer isn't running. Any ideas how i can get rid of it? Whatever it is?

I ran hijackthis if its any help while the IEXPLORE.EXE was runnin:


edited :Attached file :) thanks jase


thanks for the help
james
 
Please do not copy and paste HJT logs. Put them in a notepad and then upload as an attachment.

Regards Jase :)
 
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With regards to your problem, have hjt fix these entries:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [smgr] mgrs.exe

O9 - Extra button: Casino-on-Net - {3015DB92-158E-4b77-9020-85C8E311FBB5} - C:\PROGRA~1\CASINO~1\Casino.exe (file missing)

The process "C:\WINDOWS\system\svchost.exe" should be running from the System32 folder instead of system so this might be a bad process but i'm not 100% on that

After you have fixed these entires click Start > Run and enter "C:\%WINDIR%\" (without quotes) and delete mgrs.exe if it is there. (and empty your recycle bin of course ;))

Then Disable and re-enable system restore (if you're using XP) as per the instructions here

Then you should be ok

In future though, could you please leave the top bit on the logs that includes windows version etc :) it's handy to know what OS you have and what IE version.

Btw Jase123, there are instructions for posting logs as attachments here, just for future reference :)

P.S. follow the instructions in the link i gave for Jase123 on moving the hijack this file and renaming it BEFORE fixing any entries
 
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