Error flags

[BOB L]

Lately as I use the browser to read pages of info the
flag "Explorer this program has performed an illegal
operation & will be shut down", has come up covering the
item on screen. Clicking on DETAILS gets me:
Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL
32.DLL at 0167:bff7 al 38.
The only way to get it off screen is to use CTRL-ALT-
DELETE on shut down then reboot. This loses anything I am
trying to use, read or save.
It happens after a page is on screen for several minutes,
for no apparent reason.
WHY & what do I do to stop it. This is sometimes
followed by a blue screen saying Explorer has a problem.
Sunday, July 25 it happened 5 times in 3 hrs.
BOB L.

[H Leboeuf]

Select Kernel32 errors on this index.
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/errexplo.htm
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But I suspect some malware.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

If you use a HOSTS file, beware of this new issue.
Ad-Aware has decided to include a new detection when scanning the HOSTS
file. This now creates a "Bad hosts file entry" in the log file generated at
the end of a scan. The best thing to do is to place a check in each entry,
right-click and select: "Add selection to ignorelist". Otherwise if you let
AWW "fix" these items it will trash the HOSTS file! Even if you have it
"locked" by [example] SpywareBlaster or Winpatrol. It does not return the
attributes and renames the HOSTS file incorrectly to hosts.

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

CWShredder - Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47

IMPORTANT:
Before trying to remove spyware, download a copy of LSPFIX from
the URL below - some malware may kill your internet connection when it is
removed, this program will enable you to regain your connection.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html (if your OS is Win2k or
XP)


Important: "So how did I get infected in the first place?"
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051



Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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"BOB L" > wrote in message
...
> Lately as I use the browser to read pages of info the
> flag "Explorer this program has performed an illegal
> operation & will be shut down", has come up covering the
> item on screen. Clicking on DETAILS gets me:
> Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL
> 32.DLL at 0167:bff7 al 38.
> The only way to get it off screen is to use CTRL-ALT-
> DELETE on shut down then reboot. This loses anything I am
> trying to use, read or save.
> It happens after a page is on screen for several minutes,
> for no apparent reason.
> WHY & what do I do to stop it. This is sometimes
> followed by a blue screen saying Explorer has a problem.
> Sunday, July 25 it happened 5 times in 3 hrs.
> BOB L.