IE6 shutdown problem

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A few weeks back Internet Explorer started a strange thing,
when I try to close the browser window/program, nothing would happen
when I click the X button. The browser would effectivley stop working,
but the window remains. I finally figured out if I click the minimize
button after the close, then the window/program appears to close, but
it's more like a minimize as the window shrinks to the taskbar, but
checking with task manager, the IE prog is usually gone. Besides being
a pain in the behind, I can't help but wonder what other control I
have lost in my system. Ocassionally too, there will be a window
minimized in the taskbar after closing IE that will not resize or
enlarge. It will just animate from taskbar to tray area, but I can
never see the page. It has said Lycos search results almost all the
time. Adaware and Nortons anti virus has found nothing amiss.
TIA for any advice
 
foots,
These are all symptoms of an adware, spyware, parasite infection. Work
through the solutions at http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Try all of the removal programs:
Ad-aware, Spybot, CWShredder and (if those three fail) HijackThis. Ad-aware
and Spybot should be updated after download, before use.

Hope this helps,
Don
 
Adaware didn't work, but spybot got it back to normal on it's second
rub thru!
Thanks to all!!
 
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