Remove Speedcheckme Ads from Chrome/FF/IE

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Speedcheckme is a potentially unwanted program and also adware. As soon as it infects your computer, the program begins to display a never-ending array of pop-up advertisements. Every time you try to use your browser a pop-up window will appear, showing you ads, coupons, and whatnot, offering you deals, sales or whatever. If you are tricked into clicking on these ads it floods you with, you could potentially let something even more dangerous into your system. Yes, aside from being quite annoying, Speedcheckme is also quite precarious. And this annoyance will not go away by itself. The only way to get rid of it is to get rid of Speedcheckme altogether. Then and only then, will it leave you to use your browser in peace. Do yourself a favor, and remove it as soon as you possibly can.

How did I get infected with?

Speedcheckme resorts to the usual methods of infiltration. It makes its way to your PC by means of finesse and deception. More often than not, Speedcheckme hitches a ride with freeware, uses it as a shield and hides behind it. By doing so it manages to trick you into agreeing to its installation. Then it parades through your front door right into your system, without you even realizing that you let it in yourself. Adware such as Speedcheckme often resorts to such trickery, as it prays on your distraction. The more distracted you are, the better the chance of you giving your permission and allowing the program’s installation. But don’t think even for a second, that this is the only trick up its sleeve. The program has an entire selection of stunts it can pull in order to infect your computer. Some of the more common ones include the use of spam email attachments, corrupted websites and corrupted links.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Speedcheckme is considered dangerous, as it can wreak some serious havoc on your PC. Yes, there are certainly more harmful programs and viruses than Speedcheckme, but that doesn’t mean that it should be ignored. First and foremost, you should be aware of the fact that this particular program is supported by unknown third parties. In order to survive and continue its operations, it has to generate pay-per-click revenue for these malicious third parties behind it. “Malicious” being the key word, as these people only look after their interests and couldn’t care less about your own. Before Speedcheckme bombards you with pop-up ads, it researches you by keeping track of your preferences and interests. It monitors your browsing habits – all of your searches, website visits, every link you click on, everything is cataloged. By keeping an eye on you, the program then knows what to throw your way that would have the best chance of resulting in a click, i.e. revenue. This data is then sent out to these malicious third parties, who can choose to use it however they please. Don’t wait for the worst to happen, and remove the Speedcheckme as soon as you are aware of its presence.

How Can I Remove Speedcheckme Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Speedcheckme 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: Uninstall Speedcheckme from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Speedcheckme from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Speedcheckme from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Speedcheckme from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Speedcheckme 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.

STEP 2 : Remove Speedcheckme from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove the unwanted add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Speedcheckme Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.