Hi, Recently I have been experiancing huge slowdowns on my computer that appear seemingly randomnly and cause my computer to completely freeze. When I opened task manager to find out what's causing the slowdown I found out that it is a windows program called svchost.exe, and it is constantly using up 98-100% CPU. When I select "end process"two new processes appear called hotkeyapp.exe and lsass.exe which between them now use up 100% CPU causing the slowdown to continue. At this point the only way I can get my computer to work normally is by ending hotkeyapp.exe, which is a program I need to run my internet router. Does anyone know what is causing svchost.exe to use this much power, and what I can do to stop it? Thanks in advance for your help.

Run antivirus programs to determine if you have any virus. This is from sass.exe - lsass - Process Information Note: lsass.exe is a process which is registered as a trojan. This Trojan allows attackers to access your computer from remote locations, stealing passwords, Internet banking and personal data. This process is a security risk and should be removed from your system. Never say Never Romeo Void Firefox 1.5.0.8 A Safer Browser Thunderbird 1.5.0.8

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I'll run a virus scan this evening and get back to you.

I've completed a virus scan and nothing has been found. Any ideas about what I should do next? Cheers