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What is iexpIore.exe ???
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| mandre 2001-12-06, 8:59 am |
| Hello People i need some help to identify this file iexpIore.exe (no thats not a spelling error). I'm running Win 2000, and it's in my system32 folder. ZoneAlarm is alerting that it's trying to access the internet. Can some one Please tell me what it is or if it's a microsoft file?? Properties states that it was created 3 days ago. I have no clue where it came from.
If anyone can help me out that would be great. Thanks and take care | |
| PotatoHead 2001-12-06, 10:42 am |
| I run Win2k and i have no such thing in my system32 folder. if it was created 3 days ago then im sure its not necessary to have. it may be a virus - i would scan it and make sure | |
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| PotatoHead 2001-12-06, 1:21 pm |
| Internet Explorer is iexpLorer.exe - mine is like that anyways, plus why would it be in the system32 folder? | |
| RobertJ 2001-12-06, 2:04 pm |
| Is yours really like that, I'm in Win 98 right now and mine is iexplore.exe, I have Win2000 on another machine, I'll check it out and get back to you. | |
| PotatoHead 2001-12-06, 2:17 pm |
| mine is iexplore.exe (my fault, not iexplorer.exe) | |
| RobertJ 2001-12-06, 2:26 pm |
| Hey, its not big deal, certainly not worth arguing over, well anyways I don't have an explanation on how internet explorer got in his system files. | |
| PotatoHead 2001-12-06, 2:40 pm |
| RobertJ,
As far as i know your a good guy - I'm not tryin to start an argument with you - I was just clearing up my mistake - no hard feelings | |
| mandre 2001-12-07, 6:32 am |
| Well i'm pretty sure it's not windows explorer, becuase i'm blocking it with my fire wall and my windows explorer is runnig fine.
Anyways Thanks for all your help Guys.  | |
| The Swede 2001-12-07, 8:51 am |
| This is definetly a trojan, it tries to masqerade itself by using a name similar to a legitime program and it lies in the system32 folder, that's sure seem like trojan behaviour to me.
You didn't say if it starts automatically but I guess it does, search for it in the registry and in the win.ini file.
Now's the question what kind of trojan it is, you said it tries to connect to the internet so my guess is that it might be a IRC warbot.
Start an MSDOS prompt and type netstat -an |findstr ":6667" (or check which port it tries to connect to in the Zonealert alert. | |
| lefscc 2001-12-07, 10:17 am |
| Iexplore.exe is Internet Explorer | |
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Originally posted by The Swede
This is definetly a trojan, it tries to masqerade itself by using a name similar to a legitime program and it lies in the system32 folder, that's sure seem like trojan behaviour to me.
You didn't say if it starts automatically but I guess it does, search for it in the registry and in the win.ini file.
Now's the question what kind of trojan it is, you said it tries to connect to the internet so my guess is that it might be a IRC warbot.
Start an MSDOS prompt and type netstat -an |findstr ":6667" (or check which port it tries to connect to in the Zonealert alert.
Good post Swede, I was thinking along the same lines. Definitely worth looking into. |
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