Guest Andrew Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 When logging off yesterday, I had to click the 'End Now' box to do so because Desktop Proxy was taking time to shut down! Is this a new on you as it is on me? Anyone heard of this before? - Thanks - Andrew
Guest Malke Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Is Desktop Proxy a Trojan horse? Andrew wrote: > When logging off yesterday, I had to click the 'End Now' box to do so > because Desktop Proxy was taking time to shut down! Is this a new on you > as it is on me? > Anyone heard of this before? - Thanks - Andrew Googling for "Desktop Proxy" brings up a lot of links about "Proxy Desktop". Is this what you have? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Desktop+Proxy&start=10&sa=N In any case, if this isn't something you installed it's time to do some scanning for malware. http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware If the machine is clean, consider what you've installed that could possibly have this component. You can try some clean-boot troubleshooting to help you with that. Clean boot in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353 Clean-boot advanced troubleshooting in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434 How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560 Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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