 iexplore.exe, can iexplore.exe become hijacked? |
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 Oct 12 2008, 06:39 PM
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Not quite sure if this is the right place for this question... Can iexplore.exe become hijacked by a trojan of other malware?? I'm asking this because my firewall Comodo Pro does not recognise iexplore.exe as a legitimate application. Bit odd... But as iexplore.exe is trying to modify settings of other applications, I'm a bit worried that this may be signs of trojan activity. Greetz and thanks upfront ;) |
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Oct 12 2008, 06:45 PM
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 Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,359 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
Do a search on your hard drive for files named iexplore.exe and report back what you find.
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Oct 12 2008, 07:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 6-September 08 From: somewhere near Amsterdam Member No.: 236,470 |
nothing much, I think ?
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Oct 12 2008, 07:12 PM
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Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,359 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
You might try uploading the files at Jotti for analysis.
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Oct 12 2008, 09:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 6-September 08 From: somewhere near Amsterdam Member No.: 236,470 |
That's an awesome link... thanks !!
Found nothing though, so I guess all is ok ;) Mike |
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Oct 12 2008, 09:32 PM
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Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,359 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
Can you give us the exactly messages that Comodo is reporting.
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Oct 13 2008, 02:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 6-September 08 From: somewhere near Amsterdam Member No.: 236,470 |
I'll try....
But as Comodo is on a learning curve, ie to set new rulez, these were 'questions' rather than warnings. I 'accepted' for this once, next time it asks, I'll write down the exact query. (It was something like "iexplore.exe is trying to do this or that but can't be verified as a legitimate program. If you trust iexplore.exe the it is ok etc.") I just don't understand why such a common tool as IE can't be verified. |
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Oct 13 2008, 02:20 AM
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Bleepin' Cynic Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,359 Joined: 11-November 06 Member No.: 94,959 |
Comodo should recognise iexplore.exe as legitimate, however it depends on how it was accessed. I would suggest you download the manual for Comodo and start by reading the "Understanding Alerts" section.
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Nov 8 2008, 07:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 6-September 08 From: somewhere near Amsterdam Member No.: 236,470 |
Thank you for the advice, and sorry for the long delay in replying. I have had many other non-computer related issues. All seems to be working fine now, but having and reading the Comodo manual is not a bad thing.
Thanks again!!! |
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