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Explorer.exe in task manager 100+ times

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silversmith - Nov 20, 2011 at 02:35 PM
 Blocked Profile - Nov 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Hello,
Windows 7 - task manager - explorer.exe 100+ times and growing. Nothing works - circle icon persists. What can I do, please?
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Blocked Profile
Nov 22, 2011 at 08:58 PM
Sounds like an infection.

can you download malwarebytes from another computer https://www.malwarebytes.com/ and install onto the PC and run a full scan.
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silversmith
Nov 22, 2011 at 09:14 PM
can't run anything - only 1% of CPU left with the now 150+ explorer.exe. I can't even do an in place repair of WIN 7 since I can't get the setup.exe to run. Darn - I'll have to do clean reinstall. Thanks for thinking with me.
Peter
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Blocked Profile
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM
That would have been a last resort.

i'd have recommended restarting in safe mode (hit F8 repeatedly) until you get an advanced menu and go to safe mode with networking..

if you require no more assistance i'll close this.
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