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Normal ?

No iexplore.exe processes running on my Win7 x64 box.
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reply to FoMoCo
Maybe look at one of those 'other' processes that are running.

The Windows Sidebar (sidebar.exe) may use IE. The first thing I did on this Win7 x64 box was to disable all that junk,
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reply to FoMoCo
Kill one process.
Does the other one remain?
If not, kill that one too.
Now launch IE and then close it.
Are there now any "iexplore.exe" processes in task manager?

reply to StuartMW
I was thinking 'SnippingTool.exe', and the Flash.

reply to FoMoCo
Why is ActiveX version of Flash running if IE is not and you are not on a site using Flash?

There must be an echo in here tonight.

reply to Mele20
Clearly IE is running. I suspect there's two sidebar gadgets connected to the internet (e.g. news headlines) and that one/both is using flash.
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Yeah, I noticed he had Sidebar gadgets running but since I don't have Windows 7 yet, I wasn't sure that was the source of the Flash Player running but it makes sense as IE would be called for that even though IE is not running as a browser. It is very entwined with the OS.

@ Juggernaut sorry about the "echo". I just now saw your post. We must have posted at about the same time.
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Not sure if it is related to the sidebar.
However, this could be dependent on WHAT gadgets are installed and if they call reference to IE (Flash as you mentioned). I use the sidebar everyday and have "4" gadgets constantly at work in the background. The only process that is actively chewing memory then releasing a bunch of it back is "sidebar.exe". The process iexplore.exe does not come into play at any point in time with the gadgets I use. I only observe iexplore.exe during a browsing session... then it disappears.
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reply to FoMoCo
Logged on to admin account and the flash is not running nor the 2 ie's. Open / close ie on that account ( 1 gadget running - clock ) and ie closes as it should. Log back on the LU and the 2 ie's not running. Open/close ie on that account and flash as well as the 2 ie's running again. These are not showing up on the applications running tab. Also no connections open per TCPView. The flash was set to update which made no difference when I set it to not update. Maybe I should just delete and remake the LU account (?)
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reply to FoMoCo
FoMoCo, which version of IE are you running? we could assume that you are using IE 8, but you could be running IE 9 or IE 10..

i don't use IE 8 but i have heard some people say that they had problems with IE 8's "web slices".. besides, "sidebar", IE 8's "web slices" also might have something to do with the IE processes running..

p.s. before you delete your newly created limited-user account, and starting over with a new one, i would try tweaking some settings in it..

IE9 - looking at it more the flash is staring when I open a real ie window but does not close by itself when ie closes. The 2 unknown ie's are stuburn to end process on and when I do get them to close they restart in about 30 seconds. Scanned with MSE and malwarebytes and it's showing clean. I really don't think this has anything to do wih the clock gadget as I have turned that off. I have not been keeping up on security or pc's in general so I have forgot alot of things. If there is something on this lu account any chance it will infect the admin account ? Will check back tomorrow - thanks
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reply to StuartMW

said by StuartMW:

said by Mele20:

Yeah, I noticed he had Sidebar gadgets running but since I don't have Windows 7 yet...

Vista, which I believe you do have, has Sidebar gadgets too

reply to FoMoCo
Starting with IE8, IE runs separate processes for browser and tabs.

IE with three tabs open..

On my IE8 on XP Pro, IE starts up with two iexplore.exe instances in Task Manager. That is with only the home page tab in use. If I add two more tabs that does NOT add two more instances of IE. Thank goodness. I hate a browser that sandboxes each tab. That wrecks utter havoc on Task Manager for finding anything and eats RAM like it is candy....FAR FAR WORSE than Fx eating RAM.
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reply to chachazz
When I open ie I get the additional 2 in TM but they close as they should with the 2 ghost ones still running. The fact that these 2 restart on their own after I shut them off makes me believe its some sort of nasty that shouldn't be there.

reply to FoMoCo
The 'Flash' seen in your screenshot is the Flash Installer/Uninstaller.

If you wanted, it could be renamed to prevent it being loaded.

The file should be in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\

Just add a letter (I use XXX) to the beginning of the name just in case I need it back.........
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