Is Desktop Proxy a Trojan horse?

[Andrew]

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

 

[Malke]

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