Do you know what Speedly Bandwidth Monitor is?
Speedly Bandwidth Monitor is a program that promises to increase your internet speed, protect you from malware, and help you reach blocked websites. While we’re inclined to believe that this program can deliver on its claims, it has some downsides, leading us to classify Speedly Bandwidth Monitor as a potentially unwanted application, and to recommend removing it.
The developers of Speedly Bandwidth Monitor, Speedly WebApps Ltd, state on their website, that they allow its users free access to their modern DNS server that should speed up the loading of web pages. While this might be a splendid service, we have some concerns regarding the way Seedly Bandwidth Monitor deals with internet addresses that don’t exist. When you enter a wrong web address, this program redirects you to third-party websites that contain commercial adverts. The official website of this application states, that some advertisements from third parties will be shown to you and disclaims any responsibility concerning the safety of your computer while you’re on these sites. Like with all advertisement-supported software that links to third parties, you should always be careful. If you unfortunately get redirected to a site that is not entirely harmless, your computer could get infected by adware or even malware. Once you do, chances of getting even more threats increase with every day the suspicious programs stay on your computer. Sometimes, one threat could turn into hundreds over time. Getting an antispyware software to remove all threats and their source might be a good idea.
Speedly Bandwith Monitor screenshot
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While the ads shown by Speedly Bandwidth Monitor could possibly be dangerous, we cannot blame Speedly WebApps Ltd for trying to make up for the costs of running their bandwidth monitor. The most likely method they’re using is called pay-per-click. It is very popular among adware developers. Every time you click an ad that redirects you to a third-party website, the developers receive some money for increasing web traffic to that site. The fact of the matter is that those ads can be annoying and dangerous. We would recommend removing anything that generates them.
You could remove Speedly Bandwidth Monitor by hand or automatically. We recommend automatic removal with a professional anti-malware tool, especially if you’ve had Speedly Bandwidth Monitor for a long time and clicked its adverts. You could never know what kinds of threats you may have on your computer. If you don’t want to download a tool, you can also remove this potentially unwanted application yourself. Instructions are provided below.
Manual Speedly Bandwidth Monitor Removal
Windows XP
- Click Start, go to Control Panel.
- Click Add or Remove Programs, click Speedly Bandwidth Monitor.
- Click Remove.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Click the Windows button, go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program, click Speedly Bandwidth Monitor.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 8
- Right-click the bottom-left corner of your screen, go to Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a program, click Speedly Bandwidth Monitor.
- Click Uninstall.
In non-techie terms:
Speedly Bandwidth Monitor is a potentially unwanted application that promises to increase the speed of your Internet by providing a modern DNS server. While we’re willing to believe that it does what it says, we can’t ignore the way this application deals with non-existent websites. It redirects you to third-party Internet pages, where you could fall victim to adware, or even dangerous malware. Our recommendation is to remove Speedly Bandwidth Monitor immediately.