Hi Guys,
Lately my broadband internet connection is not working properly. It connects and says 1.5 mb connection but when I load a webpage it loads after like 10 minutes. It is nothing to do with bandwith as this is a new month and I have checked my usage. I have USB EXTERNAL ADSL modem. Help would be appreciated.

lot's of spyware/adware ?

Also if you are in the UK try the BT broadband speed checker or go to adslguide site to check your speed.
First of all try to check for spyware/virus.

And don't mind if it says 1.5 Mbps as speed connection: that is just the maximum theorical speed... but your connection could go even at 15 kbps...

Like the other said, check the presence of ad/spyware...

Looks more like a problem with the OS to me if it's not a virus / spyware, reinstall your OS.