IE "InPrivate" malware

[hvoigt]

Something keeps creeping into my system that corrupts the use of Internet Explorer 8. Clicking on e-mail Web links open in IE, but the "InPrivate" moniker shows up in the address bar. All links or windows on the opened Web page are then inaccessible. I ran complete Malware Bytes and Microsoft Security Essentials scans yesterday and got rid of a bunch of identified "problems" and the PC has been working much better ... up until a little while ago. I am hoping to avoid the lengthy process of full scans again and would like to know how to avoid the issue in the first place. Thanks ... and ... HELP!

[daledoc1]

Hello and welcome, hvoight:

Sorry to hear you are infected.

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