Should I remove PC Speed Maximizer?

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Version	Distribution
3	50.00%
{VERSION}	50.00%

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Remove PC Speed Maximizer by SoftCity.com

Some versions are installed as an optional offer by the OpenCandy recommendation engine which may bundle adware or other potentially unwanted software programs.

The most used version is 3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is PC Speed Maximizer.dll. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 3.1 MB (3,251,528 bytes).

Displayed publisher: PC Speed Maximizer

URL: www.pcspeedmaximizer.com

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for PC Speed Maximizer

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\0.1

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Speed Maximizer\0.1\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 3.1 MB

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 PC Speed Maximizer, 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 PC Speed Maximizer.
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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE 100% Hewlett-Packard

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 50% Win 10 50%

WHEN IT STARTS Auto-starting? Yes (Found in the run registry)

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	80.00%
Italy	20.00%

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