Windows 7: IE9 crashing constantly

I don't know what's up with IE9 lately but mine is crashing randomly on all kinds of websites. even Western digital's site it just crashed 3 times for no good reason.
as far as updates go I'm all up to date. the last update I got was for security essentials and .net stuff.

is anyone else having any issues with IE9 lately?

Hello serpentracer

There are several steps to fix the problem!!

1.Disable all IE9 addons
2.Reset IE9 settings
3.Scan for Maleware (Use Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware, anti-virus and spyware removal download)
4.Install all updates

If the problem is still there, take a look at the IE solution center from Microsoft.

I tried the steps in the tutorial:

Troubleshooting Internet Explorer Issues

By going through the process of re-enabling addons one by one I was able to identify the offending addon - Norton Vulnerability Protection.
With that disabled IE9 works fine.

Thank you Zirro,

I followed your advice and disabled Norton Vulnerability Protection.

With that disabled IE9 seems to be working fine with me too. I have had no crashes since.

I thought Symantec had fixed that problem.

I am now using IE10 on Windows 7.
IE10 had a problem with Free Download Manager but a new FDM version fixed it.

Explorer 9 started to crash but I need some add ons, why should I remove them. I always use Explorer in admin. mode and now it works fine, never get "explorer has stopped working"