Speed Analysis Adware
Posted: August 26, 2013
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 5/10 |
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| Infected PCs: | 5,755 |
| First Seen: | August 26, 2013 |
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| Last Seen: | September 25, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Speed Analysis Adware is an upload/download speed analyzer that promotes the system utility PC Performer. Although Speed Analysis Adware does have a website dedicated to providing its services, Speed Analysis Adware also exists in several variants of stand-alone programs, such as Speed Analysis 2 and Speed Analysis Plus. Speed Analysis Adware does nothing differently that would make SpywareRemove.com malware researchers tempted to classify Speed Analysis Adware as anything other than adware. If your browser redirects to the online version of Speed Analysis Adware or you believe you have an installable version of Speed Analysis Adware on your PC, you can use anti-malware software to delete Speed Analysis Adware or the underlying threat related to its promotion.
Rather than an independent program, Speed Analysis Adware is the first jab of a one-two marketing punch that's intended to encourage you to install PC Performer on your computer. Speed Analysis Adware's part is to analyze your file transfer rates, which Speed Analysis Adware does do with a reasonable degree of accuracy. However, Speed Analysis Adware provides links to download PC Performer, with the implication clear: if your rating is 'too slow,' PC Performer supposedly will speed your PC up again.
Besides being installed on your computer as a program, in and of itself, Speed Analysis Adware also may be promoted by browser attacks that redirect you to a Speed Analysis Adware-based website automatically. Browser hijackers for Speed Analysis Adware always should be considered potential security risks and may change your security settings, inject malicious Web content or slow your Web browser.
The Speediest Way to Kick Speed Analysis Adware Out of the Driving Seat
Speed Analysis Adware currently is classified as a low-level PC threat and generally will not cause any additional harm to your PC other than promoting its Registry scanner. Whether you're dealing with a browser hijacker redirecting you to related websites or an installed Speed Analysis Adware program, malware researchers encourage using anti-malware tools to delete adware.
Always be careful about which programs you install, use reputable download sources and avoid installing software that makes unlikely marketing claims, and your computer will be unlikely ever to encounter Speed Analysis Adware.
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