How to Remove the iexplore.exe virus from PC

What is iexplore.exe?

iexplore is a well-known and legitimate Internet Explorer (IE) file from Microsoft Corporation. It was designed to to support all types of webpages and offer features for the Windows operating system, including important updates from Microsoft. One of its signature functionalities is that it uses the Trident layout engine as its software component. Malware programmers write virus applications and name the files as iexplore.exe to spread virus on the internet.

Affected Platform: Windows OS

How to check if your computer is infected with iexplore.exe malware?

If you notice an instance of iexplore.exe running in the background despite not using IE for browsing, it is an indication that your computer is affected with iexplore.exe malware. Here are a few other symptoms to help you verify if your PC is a victim of iexplore.exe malware: - System performance and the internet speed is very slow. - Unwanted and random audio play in background. - When you try to re-open IE, browser crashes and/or redirects to unsolicited popups. - Security programs cannot be started. - System processes like iexplore.exe take over 100% of CPU usage.

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Malware Entries

First Seen: 08 October 2011 at 8:48 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Malware Name	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From	Malware Behavior
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b65615a7cd15422a c13cddffcb3599d2 91c5f5d7	de619d547ca1cfd6 b5d367f6694eb4ba	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Pakistan	N/A
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	5492ff959c0aba82 013960e5c634ab5d f92dc1ee	0b2d13c07d0dd0ad e24a0668903991f2	Virus.Win32. Virut.Ce	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Pakistan	N/A
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	99c13490166d3172 d080c99ee8386eb6 ab4c8d03	c1206dbba1a4753c c141af63a119d9b6	Unclassified Malware	No	1, 0, 0, 1	1, 0, 0, 1	10.224.25.40/32	N/A
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b9928744e8001c85 3e50954a53fd3cf3 292ec152	da0ff09213cdb2bb 5a0095b645ac9b67	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Mexico	N/A
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2b33ce467bc45001 7de06eb5e226877f 5c5c4157	c7fd3d5d2d35b174 dfc10b9011f1a623	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	India	N/A
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	baaa5e7a6d17c071 c123d3b73ca6f260 8b87cf37	a52abf7dcf1835c6 ce15a83bcd41c70f	EmailWorm.Wi n32.Runonce. ~v001	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	146.251.79.254/32	N/A
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	26ef99ef2d91cb16 f3a6b12a61d86981 47d485f4	31662905a67c3de9 c6a1d5ba08cdce43	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	India	N/A
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	0dfcfee0add60c85 1519b818c16e2078 4b70bc0f	938d59da5cf24e21 f841b82d3b273880	Virus.Win32. Expiro.ew	No	7.00.6000. 17103 (vista_gdr .110816-10 00)	7.00.6000. 17103	Internal Submission	N/A
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	1549edd7734f70dd 8fc58b3c2cb36499 14fbda3a	68cf76aa7fe035d9 4626555ea12a8b49	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	Syrian Arab Republic	N/A
10	N/A	Executable	6e06cec146bf7ddd 0778e8b988b14be5 a4e728bb	dc9ee7203951936f 655975fafa13ec1e	TrojWare.Win 32.CoinMiner .BT	No	N/A	N/A	1.2.163.65/32	N/A
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	92111837eca2a761 7fd43b2d4ba1518f 3edc5bb2	3127a32671f2c573 2b2a32be2bc96296	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	India	N/A
12	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	998415a9cd5396e9 6e36117b9fb88ff3 06ad1f7a	7bf2e9d91ae64674 7438c00f9576e26d	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	Egypt	N/A
13	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	696dcd291f22c552 9044e13cf5d891a4 12a62a20	6f1d6592ab27c725 918dcec2aab18ef5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	N/A
14	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f4986bb5830a0bce 726e9c3a164f9ba6 828a315c	6ac7a24251d59081 25945c1f6bfa755b	Heur.Suspici ous	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Egypt	N/A
15	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dcf86c94a9ab216a c488db65a16d2334 c77e227d	7b6dd3341dcd34bf fa0f41f14309eebb	Virus.Win32. Virut.n	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Pakistan	N/A
16	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d642899083674065 98a136cecb197ca4 ba92c663	33db77d059091ccd 0856f206452ed4d5	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.5730. 13 (longhorn( wmbla).070 711-1130)	7.00.5730. 13	Belgium	N/A
17	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b8439503f8d95f9c 3759354d37d002a4 0ded24b0	40907a15c6d6958b 7c1e0815b9727bc4	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	8.00.7600. 16385 (win7_rtm. 090713-125 5)	8.00.7600. 16385	Thailand	N/A
18	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	61a60dd66537002e e9fc8adc955ad3ef 07fcb7c2	34456fad41a299f4 27e4b43d8e8890c4	Virus.Win32. Virut.q	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	Taiwan	N/A
19	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	751dce97be777c87 0b08ce507c5c8dfe c209e87f	595cc58252807097 990912377cb85ebb	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	N/A
20	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	29878fc0cffadb93 dc5406dbad7f92fb 9d927903	501cb651d41b32b1 b38e5a1b1a77aaf2	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.6000. 20583 (vista_ldr .070420-15 00)	7.00.6000. 20583	Egypt	N/A
21	N/A	Executable	b74049ab2295d80f 580ee4db67dbc521 dd4a9cbe	072bb2834099c424 0e3193e0dffc5e92	TrojWare.Win 32.Trojan.Ag ent.~ICX	No	N/A	N/A	United States	N/A
22	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	b7bc86a37ce6b47a 1f89a6548f3741c8 aa3d755e	cb22dbf7564523cc 0a137e4cbb193a58	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	Egypt	N/A
23	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	729892c823441734 c82f8b728f4bfc95 f4171cb1	5c189f5a34cd3ecc 0d6b7f74a8c39573	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	N/A
24	N/A	Executable	6998b9075eab7395 86268f4403453cc2 b5cf2168	63840c95ce76eec0 3cb292893aaf34ba	Backdoor.Win 32.DarkKomet .GH	No	N/A	N/A	Italy	N/A
25	N/A	Non-executable	4e48c363899566d7 36e7867f7c2a8968 7113cd7c	fc2d6a01be17bf47 88416befdedbdfe9	Unclassified Malware	No	N/A	N/A	197.39.153.183/32	N/A
26	N/A	Executable	b3a58e80b46d7c60 96a66ebd064c0e4c 6a486944	26bc42d215866476 b9f447bb5a64a076	TrojWare.Win 32.CoinMiner .BT	No	N/A	N/A	Thailand	N/A
27	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	d2b954459383d682 b7eb4e7e4d45dc36 9b2cf637	833d6a1e932f5759 72cc38b64afffeff	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	India	N/A
28	N/A	Executable	39f709925a20aa65 2633fc6a70580c3c 31c90dd4	a53cbd6d8d2fbd2d 9ba5f93f18e3a8d1	TrojWare.Win 32.CoinMiner .BT	No	N/A	N/A	Australia	N/A
29	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	a27da9eff8f018e3 01eb5478c175a9ec cf39cd53	792616d98def543e 2120153714194d4b	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.6000. 20733 (vista_ldr .071204-15 00)	7.00.6000. 20733	Egypt	N/A
30	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	796b55d21a7e2b6c caf89bfd465005c6 28ff4a05	6fe9225e0bf06bd1 a8e18a18c3d35857	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	Yes	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	156.203.93.38/32	N/A
31	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	dfcf855119e8bca9 b533311c84fa20c2 20702793	054ac4fea7844619 a86cfa312dcb31bf	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	6.00.2900. 2180 (xpsp_sp2_ rtm.040803 -2158)	6.00.2900. 2180	Sudan	N/A
32	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	671d14eea27057ed 51a6a9d2afb71981 8d60bb35	a2cbe6cc0b99ad9e 6f175cccd2f70bea	Virus.Win32. Virut.CE	No	7.00.5730. 13 (longhorn( wmbla).070 711-1130)	7.00.5730. 13	Vietnam	N/A
33	Doxtorx&Alcazer	Executable	0d0bde39fd0db90d 2ce314823ed8e6a5 f9cc4fde	b9a7f2cba12e5e94 caf3ad25b0de3f8e	Unclassified Malware	No	8.00.0008	8.00.0008	Internal Submission	N/A
34	N/A	Executable	90a7d70c6309b3de 0e8ea97a1f51dbee fd7dc997	cda2e626cdc1fb9c dc69f1ba3b7e9a51	Backdoor.Win 32.Hupigon.U UE0	No	N/A	N/A	Internal Submission	N/A
35	NirSoft	Executable	198dc6beafa4ea3d b6d1074b4d7e5095 9717184f	5974ea2c302a3812 dc36f992cbc3391a	Virus.Win32. Ramnit.K	No	2.35	2.35	197.246.203.68/32	N/A
36	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	8a0c09e466fc9f3d 15b3c64b52cf6c3f df6e776e	715a2dd86bc7db97 0903d72533394cc7	Virus.Win32. Sality.gen	No	7.00.5730. 11 (winmain(w mbla).0610 17-1135)	7.00.5730. 11	Thailand	N/A

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Safe Entries

First Seen: 04 June 2008 at 3:09 am

No.	Company	File Type	SHA1	MD5	Digitally Signed	File Version	Product Version	Submitted From
1	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	2353db516c2134b8 1b3b7bcdcbb456e4 b24ece8a	2337c9c539b87c70 54c93d234a538e0e	No	7.00.6000. 20733 (vista_ldr .071204-15 00)	7.00.6000. 20733	Internal Submission
2	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	eadce51c88c82618 52c1903399dde742 fba2061b	b60dddd2d63ce41c b8c487fcfbb6419e	Yes	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	10.224.1.53/32
3	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	fbf03702ca87f6b3 66c6547a45808a32 a32c9a51	3b0833a3fc5e2e79 e4e6ffcc0c6911fb	No	7.00.5450. 4 (winmain(w mbla).0606 23-0309)	7.00.5450. 4	Internal Submission
4	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	88161769046c6cdc ffd69dd62c9b7424 9a3d3a12	eb9eaf627f705525 d01de5fa07ea1818	No	6.00.2800. 1106	6.00.2800. 1106	Internal Submission
5	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	cad5f4149241f5e9 9cad3fdba24f4a8b b02e4620	26a9f839bfe1f4a6 ed8c80f93df5b3cb	No	7.00.5730. 13 (longhorn( wmbla).070 711-1113)	7.00.5730. 13	Internal Submission
6	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	58e80c90bf54850b 5f3ccbd8edf08775 37e0ea8e	55794b97a7faabd2 910873c85274f409	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	10.224.1.53/32
7	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	3e90ecbedd00678c fed7ed5536afe980 b691abbb	857a0a643312f31f a39d1dacb2e65223	No	5.51.4807. 2300	5.51.4807. 2300	Internal Submission
8	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	eadce51c88c82618 52c1903399dde742 fba2061b	b60dddd2d63ce41c b8c487fcfbb6419e	Yes	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	10.224.1.55/32
9	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	f84b16ed50d81e6e 5531c282f2d2f214 f3045d1e	f0a7a049069ba4de 912f48b5b2bfc362	Yes	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	Brazil
10	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	58e80c90bf54850b 5f3ccbd8edf08775 37e0ea8e	55794b97a7faabd2 910873c85274f409	No	6.00.2900. 5512 (xpsp.0804 13-2105)	6.00.2900. 5512	10.224.1.65/32
11	Microsoft Corporation	Executable	eadce51c88c82618 52c1903399dde742 fba2061b	b60dddd2d63ce41c b8c487fcfbb6419e	Yes	8.00.6001. 18702 (longhorn_ ie8_rtm(wm bla).09030 8-0339)	8.00.6001. 18702	10.224.1.65/32
12	N/A	Executable	9cea0bea746d8485 5d4ce1a8f5c63eb9 d0c7bb16	8534c14505a79b9b 984bfe81db0f1c4b	No	6, 0, 6, 5	6, 0, 6, 5	Internal Submission
13	everfocus	Executable	3ab537a21b38db61 19cb005c91eff39e f3fcc066	7aa99ac9b0686c50 4d6212d2493c2821	No	1.0.0.3	1.0.0.3	10.224.25.96/32

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