How to Remove ImpaqSpeed Adware

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ImpaqSpeed is a potentially unwanted adware program. It attempts to present itself as useful and legitimate. But it’s not. In reality, it’s hazardous and quite harmful. If you believe its developers, ImpaqSpeed tests Internet performance. It’s a mistake to fall for these lies. The application does nothing good for your system. It brings no positives, only negatives. It buries you in daily grievances. ImpaqSpeed throws you into a whirlwind of unpleasantness. Having an adware program on your computer poses a grave danger. The infection’s presence on your PC threatens both your system’s well-being, and yourself. Don’t let it! Don’t allow the adware to lurk on your computer, and wreak havoc. Keep it from forcing you into a colossal mess. Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the nasty cyber threat the first chance you get. The sooner you locate and delete the infection, the better. Don’t waste time. Act against the ImpaqSpeed adware at once.

How did I get infected with?

ImpaqSpeed may seem to pop up out of thin air, but that’s not the case. In actuality, the tool uses slyness and finesse to dupe you into installing it, yourself. Yes, you agree to allow it into your system. The tool has to ask if you permit its admission, and proceed, only if you. But don’t think it outright pops up to seek your consent. If it did, what’s to stop you from denying it? To avoid the risk of rejection, the adware resorts to trickery. Yes, it still asks for your approval. But it does it in the sneakiest way possible. So sneaky, that if you’re not thorough enough, it slips right by you. Caution helps to keep an infection-free PC. Don’t discard the importance of due diligence. Every time, you open your PC to anything you get off the web, be vigilant! Take the time to read the terms and conditions. Know what you agree to. Double-check, and look for the fine print. Don’t say YES in blind faith, and hope for the best. That’s how you end up with ImpaqSpeed. The usual methods of invasion include the following. Freeware, false updates, corrupted links or sites, spam emails. Remember! Neither method can prove successful without your carelessness. The infection needs it, it preys on it. Make sure not to provide it. Always choose caution over carelessness.

Why is this dangerous?

After ImpaqSpeed gains access to your PC, brace yourself. You’re in for a horrendous experience. The infection wastes no time, and spreads its clutches throughout your system. It influences every aspect, and forces you into a whirl of problems. You face issues that begin as minor inconveniences, but escalate with time. What starts as an online intrusion evolves into a security threat. Yes, following invasion, the adware begins to bombard you with ads. It floods your screen with in-text, banner, and pop-up advertisements. It also redirects you to a plethora of suspicious pages. Browsing the web becomes a dreadful experience. But, as stated, there’s more than mere annoyance, when stuck with adware. The cyber threat also jeopardizes your privacy. It spies on your online activities from the moment it invades. And, it doesn’t only observe, but also records everything. When it determines it has collected enough data, it proceeds to send it. Let that sink in. The dangerous infection steals information from you and, then, exposes it. To whom? Well, to the cyber criminals that unleashed it onto the web. Don’t allow that. Keep the adware from fulfilling its thieving agenda. Get rid of it the first chance you get. Don’t stand by, and let it wreak havoc, and make a mess. Protect yourself. Protect your system’s well-being. Delete the dreadful ImpaqSpeed tool the first chance you get.

How to Remove ImpaqSpeed virus

The ImpaqSpeed infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the ImpaqSpeed 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.

STEP 1: Track down ImpaqSpeed in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate ImpaqSpeed startup location

STEP 3: Delete ImpaqSpeed traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down ImpaqSpeed in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate ImpaqSpeed startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean ImpaqSpeed virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[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: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean ImpaqSpeed traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the ImpaqSpeed by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by ImpaqSpeed

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for ImpaqSpeed, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove ImpaqSpeed argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove ImpaqSpeed Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.