Multiple iExplore.exe Processes and Redirects

Hey guys,

This has been driving me crazy, I've scoured and scoured, and every time I feel like I've resolved the issue it comes right back.

It originally started with Internet Explorer constantly asking me to allow the installation of an add-on (which I didn't). Every time I'd click cancel it'd come back shortly after.

What this has evolved into is that at any given time, there will be 3-11 iexplore.exe processes running and they keep spawning themselves. I don't even use internet explorer, always been firefox.

What makes me certain that there's something malicious on my computer, is my web searches. +85%
of my searches are redirected. Not specifically the search feature of course, but when I attempt to open the link, I wind up on at a different URL.

Here are the list of programs I've been through;

Malware Byes
SpyBot S&D
Glary Utilities
Hitman Pro
Hijack This


I've removed any add-ons, deleted any BHO's I can find, and scanned a million times.

PLEASE HELP!

My computer is;

Dell Vostro 1400
Windows Vista 32 bit
Intel Core 2 Duo @1.4GHz each
With 2gb RAM

Note* some of my searching has come across the possibility that this is a feature that is supposed to be removable of IE8, but is only supposed to occur when using multiple tabs. But like I said, I don't use IE at all, and currently IE9 is installed.

Hello GrayMatter,

For someone to take a look at the system please start a topic in the Malware Removal Forum and a volunteer analyst will advise when available. :)

First see that forum's FAQ which also includes instructions in post #2 on how to provide DDS and aswMBR logs, which are used in the preliminary analysis.
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288

Best regards.