DrSpeedyPC

Posted by Lisa Blanc on September 3, 2015

What is DrSpeedyPC?

DrSpeedyPC is a PC optimizer program that claims to speed up your computer and ensure peak performance; however, our malware specialists at Anti-Spyware-101.com have categorized it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). After a deep analysis, we can say that this application shows certain behaviors that make it questionable. Sharing our findings can help you make up your mind and act before more issues might emerge with regard to your system’s security. As a matter of fact, this PUP may start showing advertisements in your browsers that might take you to unsafe websites if you click on them. If you continue reading our report, you will understand why we advise you to remove DrSpeedyPC and how you can protect your PC from infections. test test test

Where does DrSpeedyPC come from?

This potentially unwanted program can most commonly come from two sources. First, it is available for download at its official website, drspeedypc.com. In all fairness, even though it is rather simple, the developers did put some effort into this website; it is not one of those one-pagers. In fact, DrSpeedyPC reflects the same simplicity in design, which you could overlook if the software worked totally reliably. Second, this PUP can also appear on your computer via freeware bundles. These can be downloaded from shareware or torrent websites. It is possible that you actually want to download a different free program, but the package contains DrSpeedyPC as well as a couple malware applications as a “surprise”, such as adware programs and browser hijackers.

Whenever you want to download free software, we suggest that, first, double-check it on Google or any other preferred search provider, and, then, select a reputable website to download it from. If you keep these steps in mind, they can save you from possibly infected bundles and a bunch of threats landing on your PC. The fact that DrSpeedyPC uses this shady method for spreading over the net is usually enough to consider it unwanted on your system. Since there are several trustworthy applications on the web that you could use instead of this questionable one, we suggest that you delete DrSpeedyPC.

What does DrSpeedyPC do?

This is what DrSpeedyPC says about itself – strangely enough, the company seems to be called the same – “We are the global leaders when it comes to the PC optimization.” Well, that might be a wee bit farfetched. This PUP offers file and registry scans, cleaning up “junk” to free up space and thus make your computer run faster. What they forget to mention is that, actually, once it is active on your system, it silently installs browser extensions in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Why? Because that is how this PUP can show commercials pop-up advertisements whenever you go browsing. Unfortunately, the content of the third-party websites might not always be trusted and you should never click on them.

There are two versions of this application: One is free, the other costs $39.99. You are supposed to be able to use the trial version for 180 days; however, once you run a scan, when it returns with a few dozen or hundred errors, you cannot get any details on them or fix them unless you purchase the full version. Interestingly, if you run scans one after the other, the results may not even match even though there was no fixing. We have found that this application is not a reliable one, and you can definitely find cheaper and more reliable ones with a bit of effort.

How do I remove DrSpeedyPC?

Well, this PUP does not seem to give up easily, so you cannot just uninstall it via Control Panel; you also need to take care of the browser extensions manually to get rid of all of its components. Please follow our guide below to assist you with the necessary steps. In order to protect your computer from similar issues and malware attacks, we recommend that you lay down certain rules of web surfing. For example, try to stay away from unfamiliar and questionable websites, do not click on third-party ads, and, most importantly, always research the software you want to download. With these simple rules you can definitely lower the vulnerability of your operating system.