"internet explorer has stopped working" when I'm not even using it

[Tominokar]

Like any self-respecting Interet browser, I make use of firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Which is why ths problem is doubly frustrating. Once my laptop is turned on, in about 5 minutes I'll get an error message of "internet explorer has stopped working", with the only option to close program (when it's not open in the first place). If I click this, the error message will only reappear in 5 minutes, so my only option is to have it permanently in my taskbar.

I've tried removing all trace of Internet explorer from my processes and services. It just somehow reappears. I tried uninstalling interet explorer, but it doesn't appear on any lists- indeed, the program folder is there, and I can even run it if I want to, but most of the files cannot be manually deleted. I've tried reinstalling it so I can uninstall, but the latest download from the MS site says I already have a newer version installed.

If anyone could help that would be awesome This is driving me insane.

[Capt. Fozdike]

What OS are you using?

[Tominokar]

Vista, but it's okay managed to solve the issue. I'd already run spybot and avira without success, but tried superantispy and it found a trojan which was causing it