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I cannot open IE. I continue to get a pop up that says; Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Buffer Overrun Detected C:\program files\internet explorer\Iexplorer.exe. I can get on line through AOL, but the window come up periodically. I have ran a deep scan with my anti-virus program, scanned with Ad-aware, Spy Bot Search and Destroy, Hi-Jack This. I tried to do a system scan disk, but it won't work it tries several times then a pop up says that it has tried but is not working etc. Don't know where to go from here as I'm not that computer savvy. Can anyone help???????????????????

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Brief, practical diagnostic checklist and next steps for the “Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library — Buffer overrun detected — iexplore.exe” error (adds to what described; follows the forum hints from , and the toolbar examples reported by and ).

Third-party IE add-ons and browser toolbars commonly cause crashes that surface as Visual C++ runtime “buffer overrun” dialogs; disabling or removing problematic add-ons is the fastest way to check that hypothesis. See Microsoft’s guidance on managing add-ons in Internet Explorer. (support.microsoft.com)
Manage add-ons in Internet Explorer

Prioritized checklist (run in order):

  1. Quick test — run IE with no add-ons to isolate the problem: 

    iexplore.exe -extoff

    If IE runs without the error, identify and disable the non-Microsoft add-on that causes it (Manage Add-ons). (support.microsoft.com)

  2. Targeted cleanup for toolbars/PUPs — run a specialist adware cleaner (portable): AdwCleaner (Malwarebytes) is designed to remove toolbars and PUPs that typical AVs miss. (malwarebytes.com)
    AdwCleaner (Malwarebytes)

  3. Malware scan & offline options — if infection is suspected, run a current on-demand scanner (Microsoft Safety Scanner) and, if needed, an offline/boot-time scan (Microsoft Defender Offline). (learn.microsoft.com)
    Microsoft Safety Scanner

  4. Repair Windows runtime / system files — if add-ons and malware are ruled out, repair OS and C++ runtime components: run DISM then SFC, and repair or reinstall the Visual C++ redistributables if errors persist. Use these commands from an elevated prompt:

    DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow

    Microsoft documents SFC/DISM usage and the official Visual C++ redistributable downloads. (support.microsoft.com)

  5. Disk and recovery options — if ScanDisk/CHKDSK failed earlier, run chkdsk from an elevated prompt or schedule it on restart (chkdsk C: /f /r). If recovery is needed, System Restore may roll back the change that introduced the error. (learn.microsoft.com)

Notes and cautions: follow ’s forum guidance for posting HijackThis or other logs in the Security forum only. Back up important data before running repair utilities or chkdsk with /r, and consider using a modern browser (IE is deprecated) once the machine is clean.

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That error can definitely be indicative of a spyware/virus infection; please start a new thread in our Security forum stating the full and exact text of the error as well as the contents of the logfile generated by HijackThis. Do not post your log in this thread; HJT logs belong only in the Security forum!

Before running HJT, make sure you are not running it from any Temp/Temporary Internet folder or directly from your desktop. Instead, create a separate folder for HJT such as C:\HijackThis or C:\Spyware Tools\HijackThis, move HJT to that folder and run it from there. Also make absolutely certain that Internet Explorer is completely closed before doing the scan. HJT is currently at version 1.98.2; make sure you have that version.

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Hello.

I sufered the same problem, and it was caused by the MSN Toolbar, I instaled MSN Messenger 6.2 , and I selected to install that toolbar, after two days, mi Iexplorer beguns to give me that error when I tried to open it.

After searching in diferent forums, I used Hijack This to delete de registry entries of that toolbar and I solved the problem. Adaware didn´t detected it.

If you have installed the this or any other toolbar lately, try this.

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I received the same error on IE myself, Visaul c++ buffer overrun detecetd; I just remembered then i'd installed browster, it's a nice idea for a program(worked well till i rebooted my machine and started getting this error) But a straight uninstall of browster was all it took to solve the problem.

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