Should I remove ActiveSpeed?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
7.7.6	1.27%
7.7.5	1.27%
7.7.4	1.27%
7.7.3	3.80%
7.6.7	3.80%
7.6.4	1.27%
7.6.3	2.53%
7.6.1	5.06%
7.6.0	2.53%
7.5.4	6.33%
7.5.1	5.06%
7.5.0	2.53%
7.4.9	1.27%
7.4.8	1.27%
7.4.7	3.80%
7.4.6	1.27%
7.4.4	1.27%
7.4.3	5.06%
7.3.9	7.59%
7.3.6	2.53%
7.3.4	1.27%
7.2.3	1.27%
7.2.1	2.53%
7.1.9	1.27%
7.1.8	1.27%
7.1.6	5.06%
7.1.5	10.13%
7.1.3	2.53%
7.1.2	5.06%
7.1.0	1.27%
7.0.9	7.59%

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from Ascentive

Remove ActiveSpeed by Ascentive

ActiveSpeed from Ascentive, the group that does the FinallyFastPC informercials, is a PC optimization program. ActiveSpeed has also been included with bundled installations as well as bundles the Ascentive Performance Center product which is not uninstalled when ActiveSpeed is uninstalled.

The most used version is 7.1.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 AS.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 9 files and is usually about 4.34 MB (4,547,728 bytes).

URL: www.ascentive.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Ascentive\ActiveSpeed

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Ascentive\ActiveSpeed\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 4.34 MB

Language: English

AS.EXE
Memory:	8.48 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0019545308%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00168394%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00027059%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	591,186	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	88 Bytes	435.61 KB average

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 ActiveSpeed, 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 ActiveSpeed.
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.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 51% Win XP 1%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 81% Keep it 19%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	82.50%
Germany	4.17%
Japan	2.50%
Italy	2.50%
United Kingdom	1.67%
Belgium	1.67%
Canada	0.83%
Australia	0.83%
TN	0.83%
Egypt	0.83%
Austria	0.83%
DZ	0.83%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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Publisher URL: www.ascentive.com

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