Do you know what Speed Test is?
If you have installed Speed Test on your system, you should know that this program is not an infection; however, it might cause you some inconvenience. Speed Test itself is going to enable you to check the speed of your internet connection. After running the test, the results will be displayed on your screen. Thus, you will be able to know whether you should blame your internet connection or your computer. Even though this tool looks very useful, you should use it carefully and remove it from your system the second you notice anything annoying about it.
It is known that this application works on Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox; thus, after the installation, you will notice the presence of Speed Test only on these browsers. The blue button will be added to them and you will be able to access the speed test by clicking on it. It actually seems rather convenient; however, you should still be careful with Speed Test. It is called a potentially unwanted program not without a reason.
Speed Test screenshot
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First of all, some computer users state that Speed Test come together with various unnecessary programs, for instance, PC Performer, MyPCBackup, FreePDFReader, and Conduit. All of them are installed on the system when the user does not pay enough attention to the installation wizard itself and does not unselect the installation preferences. Thus, you should always select custom installation to be able to leave only those programs that you really want to install on your system. The other feature of Speed Test which seems rather suspicious is the fact that it is going to gather such data as the websites that you visit, the advertisements that you see on those ads, the searches that you perform using your default search engine, and the like. Speed Test uses cookies for this matter. Does it seem rather suspicious? We recommend deleting Speed Test if it is exactly so.
We will help you to remove Speed Test from your system easily. For this matter, we have provided the manual removal instructions below. They will guide you through the removal process step by step. We recommend you scanning your computer with a reliable antimalware tool after the deletion of Speed Test. It is because there is still a possibility that there are other infections on your system. You should use SpyHunter antimalware suite if you want to remove all the existing threats as well as keep your computer protected in the future.
Speed Test removal
Internet Explorer
- Open your browser and then press Alt+T.
- Select Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions from the menu on the left.
- Find the extension that you want to get rid of.
- Select Disable.
Mozilla Firefox
- Launch your browser and then press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Select Extensions from the menu on the left.
- Locate the extension that you want to get rid of.
- Click the Remove button.
In non-techie terms:
Speed Test is an application which will allow you to find out the speed of your internet connection. You should not remove it, if you like this program because it is not a serious threat itself. However, as this program is classified as a potentially unwanted application, the possibility that it will perform something unwelcome is still there.
Aliases: SpeedTest.