Ryton

Hi Rick, thanks for everything thus far! I'm guessing but it started about 2 mths ago. I've used Avast for a number of years now and cannot relate this problem to an update, however, it's possible as the problem's frequency can be very low. I can go for days or just hours without an issue making troubleshooting difficult. With regards to the iexplore.exe files, one was identical to yours while the other was in the system directory looking identical except for its time stamp. Like you I thought it could have been malware so I deleted it and also extracted a new copy in the IE directory. Since then, I've been crash free but it could take more than a week to know for sure. Here's hoping... Where were these iexplore copies at? Were they renamed or the file extensions changed? It's also possible that IE might have been compromised by something. The best way to check if a file has been altered is to compare the checksums of the files. On mine, the MD5 for IExplore.exe is eb9eaf627f705525d01de5fa07ea1818. Rick

Hi Drugwash, we're all human... As my problem is an exception between "iexplore.exe ver. 1106 and mshtml.dll ver. 1555" on a fully updated Win98 FE box, I did find it interesting that your SE mshtml.dll was at ver. 1607. OS dependent or other?

Hi Drugwash, thanks for your list, unfortunately, its for SE not FE.

Hi Herbalist, thanks for your list! When the crashes occur, it apprears to be independent of resources (At the moment, with IE and OE running, resources are 73/75/73). I routinely delete the dat files with CCleaner. Certain sites are a possibility, although it would be random, but I have not yet made any connection (I do not revisit the same sites that often). I typically only have IE/OE plus required startup programs running when I'm surfing (Startup: Avast AV, Sygate Firewall, Microsoft USB Mouse Driver). I used Spyware Doctor for some time but had to remove it for stability reasons. Now I use Spyware Terminator and Spybot for weekly scans. The problem occurred with SD and continues today. With regards to my IE file list, mshtml.dll should read ver. 1555. I tried the 1106 version for a couple of days and thought the problem was resolved but it turned out to be only wishful thinking. I also just noticed that I had two copies of the same version of iexplore.exe with different time stamps (???). I deleted the one that differed from your setup and we'll see if it helps. I would really like to test your mshtml.dll version 1528 (Appears like you didn't apply Update 916281). Could you provide it? Thanks again!

Hi All, the following is my complete IE file list. How does your's compare? advapi32.dll 4.80.0.1675 64 KB 05/11/1998 8:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM advpack.dll 6.0.2800.1106 89 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM browselc.dll 6.0.2800.1106 62 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM browseui.dll 6.0.2800.1692 994 KB 06/18/2005 12:16:18 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM ckcnv.exe 6.0.2800.1106 8 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM comctl32.dll 5.81.4916.400 536 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM crypt32.dll 5.131.1878.12 364 KB 09/12/2002 3:10:16 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM enhsig.dll 5.0.1877.8 4 KB 12/14/2002 4:34:46 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM iemigrat.dll 6.0.2436.1 12 KB 08/17/2001 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM iesetup.dll 6.0.2800.1106 57 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM iexplore.exe 6.0.2800.1106 89 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\Program Files\IE imagehlp.dll 4.0.1381.4 112 KB 05/11/1998 8:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM inseng.dll 6.0.2800.1469 68 KB 08/26/2004 10:53:48 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM jobexec.dll 5.0.0.1 47 KB 02/24/1999 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM jscript.dll 5.6.0.8831 455 KB 05/17/2006 11:43:58 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM jsproxy.dll 6.0.2800.1548 12 KB 04/28/2006 10:58:48 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM mshtml.dll 6.0.2800.1106 2722 KB 08/29/2002 7:07:38 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM msjava.dll 5.0.3810.0 925 KB 02/28/2003 6:26:26 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM msoss.dll 5.131.1877.3 136 KB 02/24/1999 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM msxml.dll 8.0.7002.0 495 KB 08/04/2004 8:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM occache.dll 6.0.2800.1106 86 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM ole32.dll 4.71.1719.0 768 KB 05/11/1998 8:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM oleaut32.dll 2.40.4518.0 908 KB 04/02/2002 9:56:40 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM olepro32.dll 5.0.4518.0 224 KB 04/02/2002 9:56:40 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM rsabase.dll 5.0.1877.7 99 KB 11/05/1999 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM rsaenh.dll 5.0.1877.8 98 KB 12/14/2002 4:34:46 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM rasapi32.dll 4.10.0.1998 192 KB 05/11/1998 8:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM rsasig.dll 5.0.1877.7 4 KB 11/05/1999 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM schannel.dll 4.87.1964.1878 110 KB 09/26/2002 12:38:44 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM shdoc401.dll 5.50.4914.1400 481 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM shdocvw.dll 6.0.2800.1849 1309 KB 05/26/2006 3:40:58 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM shell32.dll 4.72.3812.600 1356 KB 12/06/2001 11:25:08 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM shlwapi.dll 6.0.2800.1740 400 KB 08/31/2005 6:49:30 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM url.dll 6.0.2800.1106 104 KB 08/29/2002 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM urlmon.dll 6.0.2800.1550 451 KB 05/08/2006 10:50:58 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM vbscript.dll 5.6.0.8515 392 KB 01/14/2003 12:18:52 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM webcheck.dll 6.0.2800.1106 252 KB 12/14/2002 4:50:14 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM win.com Not Available 24 KB 12/22/1999 12:41:24 AM C:\WINDOWS wininet.dll 6.0.2800.1548 562 KB 04/28/2006 10:58:58 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM winsock.dll 4.10.0.1998 21 KB 09/06/1998 10:12:58 AM C:\WINDOWS wintrust.dll 5.131.1877.5 46 KB 11/05/1999 12:00:00 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM wsock.vxd 4.10.0.1998 15 KB 05/11/1998 7:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM wsock32.dll 4.10.0.1998 40 KB 09/06/1998 10:12:58 AM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM wsock32n.dll 5.2.0.2 26 KB 05/11/1998 8:01:00 PM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM

G'Day, I'm experiencing apparent random IE crashes (iexplore.exe 6.0.2800.1106 and mshtml.dll 6.0.2800.1555). To investigate if mixed file versions are the cause, I'm looking for someone who is running this setup (fully updated) and problem free to provide their IE file list per: Start>Programs>Accesories>System Tools>System Information>Internet Explorer>File Versions Thanks in advance... Ryton.