Surf Speed Monitor

Posted by Max Lehmann on July 1, 2015

What is Surf Speed Monitor?

Adware programs are a very common infection nowadays. One of such ad-supported programs is known as Surf Speed Monitor. Our reports show that numerous users each day experience an unusual amount of third-party web content while browsing the web. This is usually due to an adware program running on their system. If you have experienced such activity, make sure to check your PC for suspicious applications. In quite a few cases, such invasive programs are advertised in a misleading way, and Surf Speed Monitor is not an exception. On its official website, it is marketed as a tool that should improve your web surfing experience by far while in reality it actually does the exact opposite – causes major disturbances while you are browsing the web. Read this article and find out how to identify this adware program and to understand why its removal should not be delayed. test Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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How does Surf Speed Monitor work?

This adware program, like the majority of its counterparts, relies on browser extensions to provide you with that unwanted third-party web content. As soon as Surf Speed Monitor enters your operating system browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox will be implemented with malicious extensions. The intrusive browser add-on will be in constant contact with a great deal of adware servers, which are the primary source of that unwanted web content. Generally, such content manifests itself as banner ads, coupons, and annoying pop-ups. It goes without saying, that such invasive activity will in no way improve your online experience. In fact, all the ads and pop-ups will be presented to you in a random way, making surfing the web an annoying experience. Additionally, you will need to close down all of those ads and pop-ups at probably every single browsing session just to be able to navigate through the web. All of this will make browsing the web the way you are used to almost impossible. It is paramount to state that if you chose to remove the malicious Surf Speed Monitor extension only the invasive and annoying activity might not be stopped permanently. In order to terminate such activity, you are required to delete this adware as a whole.

How to safeguard your PC from Surf Speed Monitor

During the research, it has been discovered that the direct download link on the official websites of Surf Speed Monitor does not work. So it is quite safe to assume that in most cases this adware is spread in other dubious way; most probably via software bundles, the most popular way that questionable programs are distributed. Avoid getting your PC infected via a software bundle by simply installing a professional antimalware tool. Such a tool will significantly reduce the risk of getting your PC infected in such a way since it would warn you about any dubious websites or installers beforehand. All in all such a tool is your best bet to keep your PC clean and secure at all times.

How to remove Surf Speed Monitor

The removal of Surf Speed Monitor is a two-step process because you will need to remove the malicious extension of this adware and then you will need to remove it via Control Panel. You are strongly advised to conduct an in-depth analysis of your PC as soon as manual removal is executed since this way you will be able to be sure that every single bit of this adware was removed. If you find such analysis too complicated, please scan your PC with a professional antimalware tool.

How to remove this adware from your web browser

Google Chrome

Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Alt+F.
Select Tools and then click Extensions.
Click the trash can icon next to the undesirable add-on and select Remove.

Internet Explorer