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Should I remove speed browser?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
47% remove it53% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,642
United States Rank #9,093
Reach 0.0285%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.96 days
205.34 days >
Average installed length: 107.89 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
38.0.2125.19 19.57%
37.0.2062.94 38.26%
33.0.1750.146 42.17%

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speed browser

What is speed browser?

Built on the Chromium open source project that utilizes a built in web search for monetization.

About  (from Eager Wire Apps)

speed browser has a built-in Web-search feature. This gives the user the option to utilize external Web search engines directly from the browser interface. speed browser relies on third parties for this service. The speed browser Web browser sends the user's search requests (in a specially designed URL string) directly...  Read more

Overview

speed browser is a software program developed by Eager Wire Apps. The most common release is 33.0.1750.146, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named chrome.exe. The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 264.89 MB (277,758,907 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 58% of users of speed browser come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.
  • Automatically starts with Windows
speed browser has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.getspeedbrowser.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\speed browser\Application
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\speed browser\Application\33.0.1750.146\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --system-level
Estimated size: 264.89 MB

Program filesFiles installed by speed browser

Program executable:chrome.exe
Name:Speed Browser
Path:C:\Program Files\speed browser\application\chrome.exe
MD5:3b9dd713602468048cfee6751e7d8c93
Additional files:
  • browser.exe (by Long Mile Solutions) - Speed Browser
  • shortcut.exe
  • wow_helper.exe
  • chrome.dll (by Long Mile Solutions)
  • chrome_child.dll
  • metro_driver.dll
  • nacl64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • browser.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6011C48-54C0-4285-9765-F1F8D2505C6C}' (runs on registration).
  • chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{94D5AE15-9F7D-41E7-9E1F-2F8877C8399E}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
  • chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #2' which loads as C:\Program Files\speed browser\Application\chrome.exe --enable-npn-http --prerender=disabled --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session -- httC://118.teracreative.com/WhiteLabel.
  • browser.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #2' which loads as C:\Program Files\speed browser\Application\browser.exe --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session -- httC://www.avg.com/upgrade-trial?A=XltodiBMPUlBU1lMLUdSWVYyLU5RSFhDLVFUNkFRL.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • browser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\speed browser\Application\browser.exe'.

How do I remove speed browser?

You can uninstall speed browser 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 browser, 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 browser.
  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) 46%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 47%
Keep it 53%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,642

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.53%
Windows 10 40.93%
Windows Vista 5.16%
Windows XP 3.20%
Windows Server 2003 0.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.42%
Windows 8.1 24.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.05%
Windows 8 6.28%
Windows 7 Professional 5.92%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.49%
  Brazil 7.53%
  United Kingdom 6.16%
  Canada 4.93%
  Australia 4.79%
  Italy 4.52%
  France 3.42%
  Germany 3.42%
  India 3.01%
  Spain 2.19%
  Saudi Arabia 0.27%
  Hong Kong 0.14%
  CY 0.14%
  MU 0.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.52%
Acer 16.08%
Dell 15.60%
Toshiba 15.13%
ASUS 7.57%
Samsung 4.49%
Lenovo 3.55%
Intel 1.18%
GIGABYTE 1.18%
Medion 0.71%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 5.61%
HP 15 Notebook PC 4.67%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.21%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.27%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.80%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.80%

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