Found out what was causing the iexplorer.exe to run in the background on it's own..........
I had installed Sperry Software's Print On Demand module for Outlook 2007 some time back and after much testing and talks with the developer of Sperry Software add-ons, the developer confirmed that the software did in fact utilize iexplorer to run the printing module.
As a test I tried closing all cases of the process iexplorer.exe running and then opened Outlook 2007 with the Sperry Software Print On Demand module enabled. Without fail, iexplorer.exe opened on its own every time I opened Outlook 2007.
But this causes me concern as I have not heard of any software using iexplorer.exe in an unauthorized manner.
So I uninstalled the software and since then have had no issues with iexplorer.ex running without my opening it on purpose.
The developer at Sperry did not offer any solutions, only offered to refund my money and was literally indignant, denying any use of iexplorer in an illegitimate manner. I had made no accusation, just expressed concern but his reaction turned me off.
In the meantime, problem solved. My computer is no longer doing things that could compromise it's security.
Hope someone gets use out of this thread. If you do, email me at
vform@golden.net