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Windows 7 task manager shows multiple instances of Internet Explorer running in Applications but IE isn't open.

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  • Internet Explorer
  • Task Manager
  • Windows 7
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October 17, 2014 6:34:46 AM

I have windows 7 64bit running on a Dell laptop. In the task manager there shows to be several instances of IE running in the applications tab. However, IE isn't open, and if you try to end task nothing happens. Sometimes another instance will pop up if you try and close one. I have run a roguekiller scan and it says it finds malware that I remove, but if I run the scan again it will find something else. A malwarebytes scan and windows defender scan always comes back clean.

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October 17, 2014 6:57:59 AM

So that's anti-malware... what antivirus are you running? Try BitDefender free for 30 days, see what it come up with

A compeltely different thought... have you been running your laptop with a second screen connected? Is it still behaving as if that second screen is still there? IE opening Windows on your non-existent 2nd screen? Right click on the Desktop and select Screen Resolution to see if the laptop thinks a second screen is present, and if need be, kill it
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