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Should I remove Easy Speed Check?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #20,613
United States Rank #28,962
Reach 0.0103%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.21 days
153.75 days >
Average installed length: 80.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.3 7.39%
1.1.2 88.67%
1.1.0 2.96%
1.0.0 0.99%

Easy Speed Check

What is Easy Speed Check?

The software displays popup advertisements on the user's PC out of context of the browser or the software.

Overview

Easy Speed Check is a software program developed by Probit Software LTD. The most common release is 1.1.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named easyspeedcheck.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 4.34 MB (4,548,874 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 23% of users of Easy Speed Check come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Italy.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Displays unwanted advertisements
  • The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Easy Speed Check.
easyspeedcheck.exe (ef772c6768ae6e86b6c9216c71da4001) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2015.0.3283 Generic
Baidu-International 4.0.3.141122 Adware.Win32.EasySpeedCheck.BA
ESET-NOD32 8.10744 a variant of Win32/AdWare.EasySpeedCheck.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.326 Suspicious_GEN.F47V1106
Bundled relationships

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\easy speed check
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Easy Speed Check\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 4.34 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Easy Speed Check

Program executable:easyspeedcheck.exe
Name:EasySpeedCheck
Path:C:\Program Files\easy speed check\easyspeedcheck.exe
MD5:d2947fe5a1339f9efe3853a8095a5e7b
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Easy Speed Check

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • easyspeedcheck.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'EasySpeedCheck' and executes as C:\Program Files\Easy Speed Check\easyspeedcheck.exe.

How do I remove Easy Speed Check?

You can uninstall Easy Speed Check from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Easy Speed Check, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Easy Speed Check.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.10%
Windows 10 37.44%
Windows XP 1.48%
Windows Vista 0.99%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.08%
Windows 8.1 22.17%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.81%
Windows 7 Professional 8.87%
Windows 8 5.91%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.91%

Distribution by countryGeography

22.58% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 22.58%
  Brazil 12.44%
  Italy 10.14%
  Mexico 9.22%
  France 8.29%
  Germany 7.37%
  United Kingdom 5.53%
  Netherlands 3.69%
  Australia 2.76%
  Canada 2.76%
  Chile 2.30%
  Argentina 1.84%
  Spain 1.84%
  Belgium 1.38%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 35.37%
Acer 23.13%
ASUS 9.52%
Dell 8.84%
Samsung 8.16%
Toshiba 5.44%
Lenovo 4.08%
GIGABYTE 2.72%
Medion 1.36%
Sony 0.68%
American Megatrends 0.68%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.45%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.59%
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 2.59%
ASUSTeK K53E 2.59%
Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... 1.72%
Hewlett-Packard 400-224 1.72%

About (from Probit Software LTD)

Probit Software LTD is a software development company based in Herzliya, Israel.
Publisher URL: www.probitsoftware.com

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