IE has encountered a problem and must be shut down

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Michael

I get that error every so often, but not at every page.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
was recommended ... but everytime I hit that link I get
that wonderful error!

I just installed XP and there are no updates that I need
to grab and can't imagine that there is spyware on my
computer already. However, I am willing to try anything
at this point to fix this error.


Thank you for your time.
 
Michael said:
I get that error every so often, but not at every page.
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
was recommended ... but everytime I hit that link I get
that wonderful error!

I just installed XP and there are no updates that I need
to grab and can't imagine that there is spyware on my
computer already. However, I am willing to try anything
at this point to fix this error.


Thank you for your time.
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Get Ad-Aware:
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
and
Spybot - Search & Destroy -
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
Make sure to update them before running. They don't come updated.
 
Disable the 3rd party browser extension. See if you then can get to the
sites.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: Rule out parasites.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
 
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