iexplore.exe mem hog in task manager

hi first time here. In my windows task manager is 2 iexplore.exe that are memory hogs. I can not get rid of them. Every time I use end process they both come right back. one runs usualy at 9,464 k and the other one runs around 39,668 k. Even when just started the pc and havnt goten on the web.
in start up is

rcsched
memcheck
zapro
ppcontrol
ppmemcheck
cookiepatrol
teamcoal

Have unchecked everything to see if they are conected to the iexplore.exe and the only thing that I can not uncheck is the teamcoal. Been trying to find out what that is. It was not there last week. Have not installed anything in the last 2 weeks.
If this has been answerd in another thread plz let me know. I used the serch but couldnt find what could help.

programs running in task manager

msimn.exe
iexplore.exe
iexplore.exe
firefox.exe
wscntfy.exe
wdfmgr.exe
alg.exe
mxtask.exe
svchost.exe
taskmgr.exe
avgupsvc.exe
avgamsvr.exe
explorer.exe
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
isass.exe
services.exe
winlogon.exe
csrss.exe
wowexec.exe
bwagent.exe
ntvdm.exe
bwprnmon.exe
cookiepatrol.exe
ppmemcheck.exe
ppcontrol.exe
zapro.exe
mxtast.exe
vsmon.exe
system
system idle process

if this helps any on windows xp sp2
thanks for any help

 

Welcome to WindowsBBS, TulShulty.

You may have one or more bogus iexplore.exe files that are not located in your C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ directory. (The legitimate one is located in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\.)

You can read more about these at http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html
Click on the "I" in the "ABC List" near the top of the page and then scroll down. You will find several "iexplore.exe" examples that may be added to your computer via viruses/worms/trojans.

One of your tasks is isass.exe which, according to the WinTasks Process Library and http://castlecops.com/StartupList.html, is a known bad one. lsass.exe is a legitimate filename. If you did not make a typo, then I suspect your machine is infected.

Assuming you have reputable anti-virus software installed, I suggest you make sure your anti-virus software is up to date and then scan your computer and remove infections if your AV software finds any. I also recommend downloading another reputable anti-virus program and using that as well because one AV program may find infections that another may miss.

There are also several sites that have free online virus scanning capabilities. One such online AV scanning service is offered by TrendMicro:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ (ActiveX based)
http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/products/housecall_pre.php (Java based)

Then download Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware. Install them, run them, and click on their update buttons to get the latest updates before you scan to fix infections they may find.

Please report back with details of what you do and what you find.