My default browser is Google Chrome, but I have IE "in my back pocket," just in case. I rarely use IE. When I bring up Easy Solve and click Optimize Internet, it finds that my IE cache needs to be cleared out. How does anything get in there, when I don't even use IE?
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Elements of IE are used by parts of Windows, like Windows Update. It's possible that is triggering some cookies. What you could do is delete all of the cookies, then see what are being created. It's remotely possible there is some malware using it, too.
Use a malware scanner. Most virus scanners also scan for them. You can also use some stand-alone software such as Spybot Search & Destroy. Spybot's Immunize feature fills IE and other browsers's restricted lists with known bad sites and IP addresses, making it more difficult for them to cause harm.
