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The Impaq Speed utility is promoted as a great tool which can test your Internet connection speed. Unfortunately, these functions are just a facade. They are a camouflage, meant to lure you into downloading and installing a parasite. Security experts have categorized the Impaq Speed parasite as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). It is an intrusive ad-generating intruder with opens your browsers to surveillance and targeted ads. The PUP enters your computer through trickery and takes control of your favorite browsers. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Opera, there is no immune browser. The PUP adds its malicious extension to them and takes full control of your browsing experience. This parasite is programmed to inject various adverts on every website you open. It is paid for every advert you click on. Thus, the PUP floods your browser with various ads. You must have noticed that previously ad-free pages are now heavy on coupons and adverts. That is right. These advertisements are pushed on you by the parasite. The intruder manipulates your browser. And it doesn’t limit its influence to the injected ads. It is also behind the odd browser redirection. The PUP even dares to pause your online videos for commercial breaks. This intruder is a menace. It’s like pain in the neck that is hard to be tolerated. And it shouldn’t. The more time you grant it on board, the worse your situation becomes. The Impaq Speed PUP tends to get more and more aggressive with each passing day. It is bound to get out of control. Do not wait for this scenario to unfold. Do not let this parasite control the way you use your computer. Act against it. Clean your device for good!
How did I get infected with Impaq Speed?
You can download the Impaq Speed app off the Internet. If you haven’t downloaded it on purpose, yet, it’s installed, you would be surprised to find out who let it on board. Well, you did it. You installed the parasite. Unintentionally, of course. The PUP knows how to lure its victims into unwanted actions. It travels hidden is software bundles and fake updates. One second of carelessness is all it needs to succeed. Do not make its job easier. Do not be negligent and careless. Your caution can prevent such infections. Always keep your guard up. Especially when you are installing programs. If available, always select the Advanced/Custom installation option. Many software developers attach additional programs to the payload files of their apps. If you use the Standard/Fast installation, these third-party tools will get installed without your explicit approval. Do not allow this. More often than not, these are malicious parasites like the Impaq Speed PUP. Make sure you know what you are giving your approval to. Select the Advanced option and read the terms and conditions. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, use an online EULA analyzer to scan it. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. Other PUP distribution methods are the good old spam emails, torrents, and corrupted links. Your caution can prevent these techniques from succeeding. So, don’t be lazy. Always do your due diligence.
Why is Impaq Speed dangerous?
The Impaq Speed PUP is not just annoying. It is quite dangerous. This parasite threatens to lure you into online traps, as well as to infect your computer with other parasites. The intruder spies on you from the moment it has entered your OS. It knows your every online action. Which websites you visit, what search inquiries you make, what links you follow. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. Everything you do is recorded and analyzed. The collected data may not strike as too sensitive, but a capable advertiser needs very little to successfully target you with customized marking campaigns. What if this capable advertiser has bad intentions? Numerous crooks use the PUP to reach potential victims. They show you what you want to see, but when you click on their ads, bad things happen. The Impaq Speed PUP is more likely to redirect you to bogus websites than to legitimate ones. You also risk ending up on infected pages. You are in a bad permission. The Impaq Speed parasite prevents you from using your computer normally. Do not put up with it. Get back in control of your own browser. Delete the intruder ASAP!
How Can I Remove Impaq Speed?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Impaq Speed infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of Impaq Speed.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
and delete the display Name: Impaq Speed
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the Impaq Speed program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Impaq Speed folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!