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My Speedtest XP Ads

Posted: October 8, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,285
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 15,165
First Seen: October 8, 2015
Last Seen: October 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

My Speedtest XP by Informer Technologies, Inc is a questionable web add-on that may not be of any particular help to you. Instead, this software may cause you some issues because it is adware. The tool may cause many unrequested changes in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. My Speedtest XP may create a toolbar, set a low-quality search engine as the homepage and insert many advertising materials. Some people cannot explain the presence of this application on their PCs because they do not remember installing it. This fact is not surprising at all: although a few software platforms host My Speedtest XP, it may rely on a distribution method called 'bundling.' The adware may reach your system as a bonus element alongside third-party freeware. Once it enters, the first site you will notice when you launch your browsers is search.myspeedtestxp.com. Informer Technologies, Inc has done everything possible to make sure this search platform resembles legitimate search providers. The results that you may find there appear from Yahoo, but they may be modified. At the best positions, there may be sponsored links to the partner sites. The toolbar that My Speedtest XP may create contains buttons that will take you to affiliate sites. These pages should provide information about your Internet speed. However, some of them may ask you to register and enter your email address that may be used for spam campaigns. The adware also may generate many pop-ups, banners and interstitial ads that may follow you wherever you go. The impact of My Speedtest XP on the performance of your browsers may be pretty negative. The experts don't recommend keeping the suspicious program. Instead, you should use special security software to delete it.

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