Purpose of iexplores.exe:
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File purpose and description:
This file is spyware and is actually trying to mimic the iexplore.exe program (which is your internet explorer web browser, notice that the file is spelled a little differently as it does not contain the extra "s" on the iexplores.exe file). In order to remove the iexplores.exe file, you must go into your task manager and kill the task first. Press ctrl-alt-del and go to your processes tab (you will see this at the top of your tabs) and find the iexplores.exe file, then highlight the file and end the process. Once this has completed it will disappear from your list, and you can then add the file to your recycle bin. Be sure to do the final file delete, otherwise this spyware or trojan may return the next time you reboot. This file is known as the iexplores trojan. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual file or task name:
iexplores.exe
File type:
This is an executable program.
File or folder location:
The current location is not specified at this time, as the location can vary since this is a trojan file.
General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes.
You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows
"task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active
on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they
get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files
on your computer, for example, iexplores.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very
similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist
as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned.
You can always find the location of iexplores.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but
I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.
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