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Old September 18th 05, 02:24 AM
Gus Zernial
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Default "lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll"

On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I can't
find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are working).


  #2  
Old September 18th 05, 03:14 AM
webster72n
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Gus:

What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
If it is ver. 5.5 try upgrading to IE 6.

Harry.

"Gus Zernial" wrote in message
...
On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found

and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I can't
find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are

working).




  #3  
Old September 18th 05, 03:56 AM
webster72n
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Gus:

For some strange reason I overlooked your first statement.
Please, ignore my reply.
Thank you.

Harry.


"webster72n" wrote in message
...
Gus:

What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
If it is ver. 5.5 try upgrading to IE 6.

Harry.

"Gus Zernial" wrote in message
...
On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found

and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I

can't
find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so

because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are

working).






  #4  
Old September 18th 05, 06:47 AM
Noel Paton
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Gus
Iexplore is (or should be) Internet Explorer.
There's a good chance that your system is still infested with malware....


download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.

See if that helps - then run a repair of IE from Add/Remove programs while
in Safe Mode...
Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from there.
Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools'
in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the patches
applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet Explorer
Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
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"Gus Zernial" wrote in message
...
On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found
and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I can't
find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are
working).



  #5  
Old September 18th 05, 09:00 AM
Mart
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Noel, I'm not sure if you were alluding to this in your line :-

Iexplore is (or should be) Internet Explorer.


But Gus appears too have been looking for "Lexplore" rather than "iEXPLORE"
which may explain why he can't find it. If you cut and paste *his* version
of "lexplore" into notepad (and change the font if necessary), you'll see
what I mean.

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Gus
Iexplore is (or should be) Internet Explorer.
There's a good chance that your system is still infested with malware....


download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.

See if that helps - then run a repair of IE from Add/Remove programs while
in Safe Mode...
Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from
there.
Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet Tools'
in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the
patches
applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet Explorer
Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Gus Zernial" wrote in message
...
On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found
and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I
can't find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so
because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are
working).





  #6  
Old September 18th 05, 09:39 AM
Noel Paton
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Ah - thanks, Mart! (not enough caffeine, yetg)

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Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mart" wrote in message
...
Noel, I'm not sure if you were alluding to this in your line :-

Iexplore is (or should be) Internet Explorer.


But Gus appears too have been looking for "Lexplore" rather than
"iEXPLORE" which may explain why he can't find it. If you cut and paste
*his* version of "lexplore" into notepad (and change the font if
necessary), you'll see what I mean.

Mart


"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Gus
Iexplore is (or should be) Internet Explorer.
There's a good chance that your system is still infested with malware....


download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that A-V-disabling
viruses are not present on your PC
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp

- update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.

download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties from
your system.

See if that helps - then run a repair of IE from Add/Remove programs
while in Safe Mode...
Reboot to Safe Mode
Go to Add/Remove Programs and try a repair of Internet Explorer from
there.
Go to the entry for 'Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 and Internet
Tools'
in Add/Remove Programs
Click on Remove - and click on Repair on the window that pops up
Reboot on request to Normal Mode

If the above entry isn't there, you first need to uninstall all the
patches
applied, then do the repair, then reapply the patches
The patches are listed in Add/Remove under the names 'Internet Explorer
Qxxxxxx'
highlight, click Remove - reboot if requested.
Repeat until the MSIE6SP1 entry appears - then repair as above.

HTH


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Gus Zernial" wrote in message
...
On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
"lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
down. I tried the following:

-Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
-Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found
and
removed viruses. Problem persists.
-Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.

My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I
can't find it
or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?

Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so
because
Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
*without*
using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are
working).







  #7  
Old September 19th 05, 07:03 PM
David H. Lipman
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From: "Gus Zernial"

| On a Win ME system, when I start Internet Explorer, I get a message
| "lexplore has caused error in kernel32.dll", and Internel Explorer shuts
| down. I tried the following:
|
| -Updated IE to IE6 Update 1. Problem persists.
| -Ran SpyBot S&D and AVG Anti-Virus, both with latest definitions. Found and
| removed viruses. Problem persists.
| -Tried searching for lexplore - can't find it.
|
| My impresession is that lexplore is a virus, but I'm not sure, and I can't
| find it
| or remove it. Am I right? Is there a way to get rid of it?
|
| Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so because
| Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
| *without*
| using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems that are working).
|

You must use IE for Windows Update. There is no other way around it unless you know the
exact update and download a EXE version of the file. Assuming you can get it with FireFox
or Opera.

It very well be an infector or an infector chained into Internet Explorer.

Do a search on the PC for; iexplore.exe. If you find C:\WINDOWS\system32\iexplore .exe
then it could be a Backdoor Trojan
BackDoor-AQO -- http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100093.htm

If you only find "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" That's good.

However, it still could be non-viral malware.

For non-viral malware...

Please download, install and update the following software...

Ad-aware SE v1.06
http://www.lavasoft.de/
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

SpyBot Search and Destroy v1.4
http://security.kolla.de/

After the software is updated, I suggest scanning the system in Safe Mode.

For viral malware...

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to
remove viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *



--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


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Old September 19th 05, 10:50 PM
Heather
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"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "Gus Zernial"

| Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so
because
| Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
| *without* | using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems
that are working).
|

You must use IE for Windows Update. There is no other way around it
unless you know the exact update and download a EXE version of the file.
Assuming you can get it with FireFox or Opera.

Hi Dave.......

I use Firefox and you can't go to Windows Update with it, of course. But I
have never tried downloading a specific fix or patch with it. Perhaps I
will give it a try.

And thanks, btw. Heather


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Old September 20th 05, 12:40 AM
Richard G. Harper
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When in doubt you can try http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and see if the
file you need is available there. I believe that the Microsoft Downloads
site is browser-independent, any browser will work.

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"Heather" wrote in message
...

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
From: "Gus Zernial"

| Also, I want to do a Windows Update on the system, but can't do so
because
| Internet Explorer isn't working. Is there a way to do a Windows Update
| *without* | using Internet explorer (I have other Windows ME systems
that are working).
|

You must use IE for Windows Update. There is no other way around it
unless you know the exact update and download a EXE version of the file.
Assuming you can get it with FireFox or Opera.

Hi Dave.......

I use Firefox and you can't go to Windows Update with it, of course. But
I have never tried downloading a specific fix or patch with it. Perhaps I
will give it a try.

And thanks, btw. Heather



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Old September 20th 05, 01:22 AM
David H. Lipman
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From: "Richard G. Harper"

| When in doubt you can try http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and see if the
| file you need is available there. I believe that the Microsoft Downloads
| site is browser-independent, any browser will work.
|
| --
| Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
| * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
| * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
| * My website, such as it is ...
http://rgharper.mvps.org/
| * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|

Some you can only find via the Knowledge Base and that's where I have seen problems with
FireFox.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


 




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