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Should I remove Speed Fix Tool Pro?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,700
United States Rank #14,121
Reach 0.0072%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.07 days
90.56 days >
Average installed length: 47.58 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.0.2 2.11%
3.0.1 32.39%
3.0.0 9.86%
2.9.9 2.82%
2.9.8 52.82%

Speed Fix Tool Pro

Overview

Speed Fix Tool Pro is a program developed by FixBliss. The most used version is 2.9.8, 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. 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 InstAct.exe. The software installer includes 34 files and is usually about 16.13 MB (16,914,286 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 89% of users of Speed Fix Tool Pro come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Speed Fix Tool Pro\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{B940F07B-ECB8-4D10-B356-E329A741D621}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.13 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Speed Fix Tool Pro

Program executable:InstAct.exe
InstAct
Path:C:\Program Files\Speed Fix Tool Pro\InstAct.exe
MD5:67c1a05f356f890493ee0afe6d24c631
Additional files:
  • updater.exe - Speed Fix Tool Pro (updater 2.9.8, 2013)
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • Interop.Shell32.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'Shell32'.
  • Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll (by Outercurve Foundation) - Windows Installer XML Toolset
  • System.Drawing.Html.dll - System.Drawing.Html
  • ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll (by Component Factory) - Krypton Toolkit (ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit)
  • SpeedFixToolPro.exe - SpeedFixToolPro (Speed Fix Tool Pro)
  • ProductRemover.exe - ProductRemover
  • Uninst000.CA.dll - CustomAction
  • Uninst000.dll
  • Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
  • Splash.exe - Splash
  • Setup.dll - Setup
  • InstAct.exe - InstAct

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Splash.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SpeedFixTool_Popup' (runs daily at 5:00 PM).
  • SpeedFixToolPro.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SpeedFixToolPro' (runs weekly on Thursdays at 10:02 AM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • SpeedFixToolPro.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SpeedFixToolPro_Start.
Startup File (User Run)
  • SpeedFixToolPro.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SpeedFixToolPro' and executes as C:\Program Files\Speed Fix Tool Pro\SpeedFixToolPro.exe true.

How do I remove Speed Fix Tool Pro?

You can uninstall Speed Fix Tool Pro 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 Speed Fix Tool Pro, 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 Speed Fix Tool Pro.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win 7 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 56.64%
Windows 7 33.57%
Windows Vista 5.59%
Windows XP 4.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 42.55%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.28%
Windows 7 Professional 8.51%
Windows 8.1 7.80%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.96%
Windows 10 Pro 4.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

89.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 89.19%
  United Kingdom 6.76%
  Canada 3.15%
  Spain 0.45%
  Italy 0.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 31.96%
Hewlett-Packard 27.84%
Acer 15.46%
Toshiba 8.25%
Lenovo 7.22%
Intel 3.09%
ASUS 3.09%
American Megatrends 2.06%
Samsung 1.03%
Common models
LENOVO IdeaCentre K320 10... 5.61%
Dell Inspiron 660 2.80%
Dell Inspiron 5535 1.87%
ASUSTeK X550CA 1.87%
Dell OptiPlex 755 1.87%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 1.87%

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