I have a problem with internet explorer getting very slow, to the point that pages just won't load after I have been on for a little while. For example, if I try to load a specific page after having browsed through 4 or 5 pages, the new page may take a very long time to load, often not loading ever. But if I exit internet explorer then launch it fresh and type that same page URL in the address bar then it will open immediately. Then again after a very short time pages will load very slowly and the same problem comes back. I have found that this problem doesn't exist when I log into the computer as the system administrator. Only when I log in with my own user account. This is not a practical solution, only a temporary work around. I have compared all of the running processes shown in the task manager and only two additional items show up when logged in with my own user ID. Apoint.exe and Realsched.exe. A search indicates that neither of these are a threat. I searched on all of the running processes and found one named ssys.exe that is reported to be a threat. I am unable to stop the process, and every attempt to remove it from the registry fails. In the registry in appears as *ssys.exe. When I delete it and then recheck it has returned. And I don't find it in the file that the registry thinks it is in. I've tried running several spyware programs and Virtumundo keeps showing up using Adaware. I remove it but when I scan again it has come back. I'm not sure that this or the ssys.exe problem are related to the internet problem because both are there when I log in as administrator or with my own user account. Any ideas or suggestions at this point would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Jim, If it acts like a trojan, Googling says it is trojan, then it is probably a trojan! These can be a real headache to get rid of, but there are things you can try at: http://makeashorterlink.com/?C16E22C59 Also try a housecall at trendmicro.com but frankly I've never seen any success with housecalls with trojans. You usually have to get rid of them in Safe Command Prompt mode. Peter

Hi Jim. Try running a Trojan Program called TDS-3 If you have a Trojan, this program will find and remove it. Have a nice day Jim.