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Surf Speed Monitor

Posted: July 6, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 5
First Seen: June 11, 2015
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Surf Speed Monitor is classified as Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which causes unwanted browser alterations. The only relatively helpful feature, offered by this application, is to inform you about your current Internet speed. Although the functionality of Surf Speed Monitor is very limited, its developers highlight that their product is free. Like the majority of programs, which are not sold for money, Surf Speed Monitor relies on advertisements. It is not wrong to say that the creation of pop-ups, banners and in-text ads is even the main task of this PUP. The questionable software has an official page, but the download button doesn't work. Instead, it relies on the "bundling" method and comes as an addition towards other programs. Once it enters, the PUP changes many settings. In addition to the newly created sponsored links, which are to be seen on different pages, you may notice modifications in your search engine and homepage. The impact on your Internet client, no matter if it is Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, may be rather negative. You may notice increased loading time or even freezes. The ads should not be trusted as you do not know where they will lead you. If you enter an unsafe page, your PC may be attacked by potentially harmful software. The security experts encourage the users to delete Surf Speed Monitor and to find another tool, which offers the same information and comes without the side-effects.

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Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\SurfSpeed
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