Should I remove DriverSpeed?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

71% remove it29% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.7.0	100.00%

DriverSpeed

from Speed Software Inc

Remove DriverSpeed by Speed Software Inc

What is DriverSpeed?

While the software is developed by Speed Software Inc, it sis typically distributed through Elephant Tech Software LLC. The software will alerts users to drivers installed on their PC that may require updates, however the software has been reported as a PUP (potentially unwanted) from various sources based on its distribution models.

About (from Speed Software Inc)

DriverSpeed scans your computer to find outdated or corrupted drivers. These drivers no longer send signals between different computer parts, or they do it so inefficiently your computer slows down big time, gets stuck or crashes down. The full version of DriverSpeed isn’t free, but we want you to be sure of your purch... Read more

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named driverspeed.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 20.69 MB (21,697,769 bytes).

Installs a Windows Service
Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

DriverSpeed has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program details

Displayed publisher: SpeedSoftware

URL: www.speedsoftware.com/driverspeed/support.php

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DriverSpeed\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\DriverSpeed\DriverSpeed\Uninstall.exe" Remove SHORT_UNINSTALL=1

Estimated size: 20.69 MB

Files installed by DriverSpeed

Program executable:	driverspeed.exe
Path:	C:\Program Files\driverspeed\driverspeed\driverspeed.exe
MD5:	ca7cc1c772512c0ea6d640c4a19e3e40

Additional files:

DriverSpeedLauncher.exe - DriverSpeed Suite (DriverSpeed Suite Launcher)
LogFilesCollector.exe - LogFilesCollector (Log Files Collector Tool)
ShortcutLauncher.exe - Shortcut Launcher
SuiteService.exe - DriverSpeed Suite Service
MachineIdGateway.dll - MachineIdGateway (Interface to the Machine ID Generation Tool)
MachineId.exe - MachineIdTool (Machine ID Generation Tool)
sfhtml.dll (by SPAMfighter ApS - SPAMfighter.com) - SPAMfighter HTML (SPAMfighter HTML Engine)

Behaviors exhibited

Service

SuiteService.exe runs as a service named 'DriverSpeed Suite Service' (DriverSpeed Suite Service).

How do I remove DriverSpeed?

You can uninstall DriverSpeed from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program DriverSpeed, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DriverSpeed.
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.