Pro Speed Check

What is Pro Speed Check?

If you think that Pro Speed Check is a terrific tool because it can accurately show your Internet speed, you are mistaken. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team classifies it as a potentially unwanted program, and our recommendation is that you delete it without any delay. Sure, it is not a malicious threat, and so you do not need to act urgently, but note that you will not be safe until this PUP is eliminated. That is because it takes over the browser and modifies the default search provider. Although you can avoid using the default search provider on Google Chrome – the web browser the PUP is compatible with – why tiptoe around something that you can eliminate? If you need help removing Pro Speed Check, you will definitely find information that will help you in this report. If you want to learn more before you take any steps, keep on reading. We understand that not everything in this post might be clear or that you might have questions, which is why we have opened the comments section below.testtesttest

How does Pro Speed Check work?

Since Pro Speed Check is compatible with Google Chrome only, it is no wonder that this extension is officially represented via the Chrome web store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pro-speed-check/nognlmgiboflbpbfhhpaapgkhegnnekk). If you have downloaded the PUP from this source, you must know that it can read your browsing history, as well as change search settings. All users are introduced to these permissions before the installer is executed. This is how you are first introduced to feed.prospeedcheck.com as well. This is the search tool that replaces the default search provider when you install the extension. Due to this, every time you enter search keywords into the browser’s address bar, you will be redirected via feed.prospeedcheck.com to search.yahoo.com. This is not that bad, is it? Although Yahoo Search is a well-known and popular search engine, you should never trust it if you are redirected to it via some strange third-party search engine. Why? Because the results could be modified and become untrustworthy. This is the main reason we suggest deleting Pro Speed Check.

Although you can test your Internet speeds at test.prospeedcheck.com (that is made possible using the services of meter.net), Pro Speed Check is not useful at all, which is another reason to remove it right now. According to the Privacy Policy (prospeedcheck.com/privacy.html), the potentially unwanted program records both non-personal (e.g., the type of browser, browsing history logs) and personal information (e.g., IP address or voluntarily shared information). While personal information, allegedly, is not shared with anyone, non-personal information can be shared with “trusted service providers.” What does that mean? We cannot really say because these trusted providers are not disclosed. Is that a reason to delete Pro Speed Check? That depends on your level of comfort. Of course, considering that the PUP does not offer beneficial services, it makes no sense to keep it around just so that undisclosed third parties could record data and, potentially, use it for their own benefit.

How to remove Pro Speed Check

Pro Speed Check might not be the most malicious program you will ever encounter, but it is not a reliable or beneficial tool either. If you look at the bigger picture, it is best to delete this potentially unwanted program right away. It should be easy to remove Pro Speed Check manually using the guide that is posted below. Note that this guide also includes steps that show how to clear the browsing data, and we recommend doing that to ensure that undesirable data tracking tools are not left behind to record data. You also can employ an anti-malware application to find and eliminate the PUP from your operating system automatically. This option is particularly helpful if you have found other PUPs or even threats on your operating system as well. PUPs and malware could have slithered in along with the unwanted extension if you used an unreliable installer to begin with. Of course, we suggest installing anti-malware software regardless of whether or not you can erase all unwanted pieces manually because this software can help you protect yourself in the future.

Removal Guide

  1. Launch Google Chrome and enter chrome://extensions into the address bar.
  2. Remove the undesirable extension.
  3. Enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar.
  4. Choose the time range, check the boxes, and click Clear data. 100% FREE spyware scan and
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