What is IEXPLORE.EXE?

IEXPLORE.EXE is part of Windows® Internet Explorer and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the IEXPLORE.EXE version information.

IEXPLORE.EXE's description is "Internet Explorer"

IEXPLORE.EXE is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on IEXPLORE.EXE:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer
Internal nameiexplore
Original filenameIEXPLORE.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version7.00.5730.11
File version7.00.5730.11 (winmain(wmbla).061017-1135)

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer
Internal nameiexplore
Original filenameIEXPLORE.EXE
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version7.00.5730.11
File version7.00.5730.11 (winmain(wmbla).061017-..

Folder name variants

IEXPLORE.EXE may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD55334d4461aa92a7b008755fe6d13c5f2
SHA2569264b1dc2f74ee4cc414385aa77de0564d32afae5372dc0254cce73e4fb5514c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to iexplore.exe:

iexplore.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

iexplore.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Internet Explorer has stopped working.

End Program - iexplore.exe. This program is not responding.

iexplore.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

iexplore.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with IEXPLORE.EXE. 38% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 131 users.

User vote results: There were 50 votes to remove and 81 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Ken Allaby writes

2 thumbs

# 3 Oct 2007, 3:01

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