Should I remove PC Fix Speed?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
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How common is it?
United States Rank #37,040
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.43 days
278.24 days >
Average installed length: 146.19 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.2.0.52 |
100.00% |
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PC Fix Speed 1.2.0.52
What is PC Fix Speed?
The software (from PCRx.com, LLC) is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy or included with its own line of product such as the Crawler Toolbar or 24x7 Help. "Offer your users a free Windows scan that detects issues which may be causing reduced PC performance."
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is pcfixspeed.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 4.55 MB (4,775,314 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Fix Speed.
| pcfixspeed.exe (7ac19e125e665e61183c418d6a6b85d9) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.Crawler.BB |
| CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
Packed.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2920 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrawBar |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.141118 |
PE:Trojan.BHO!1.66E4 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
PC Power Speed |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
PCFixSpeed |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0809 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
BScope.Trojan-Dropper.Injector |
| PCFixTray.exe (a144594f74c32a341e68902de70944b1) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Crawler.BB |
| ByteHero BDV |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan-Downloader.win32.Agent.gen.123 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.10.8210 |
Program.Unwanted.45 |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrawBar.c |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
PC Power Speed |
| Symantec |
20141.1.0.330 |
PCFixSpeed |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0814 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
BScope.Trojan-Dropper.Injector |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34576 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1976 |
Adware.CrawBar.Win32.5 |
View all 19 all detections
Program details
URL: www.PCFixSpeed.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.55 MB
Files installed by PC Fix Speed 1.2.0.52
| Program executable: | pcfixspeed.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | PC Fix Speed |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pcfixspeed\pcfixspeed.exe |
| MD5: | 7ac19e125e665e61183c418d6a6b85d9 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) PCFixTray.exe - PC Fix Speed (PC Fix Speed Tray)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PCFixTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PCFixSpeed' which loads as "C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\PCFixTray.exe" /startup.
How do I remove PC Fix Speed?
You can uninstall PC Fix Speed 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 PC Fix Speed 1.2.0.52, 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 PC Fix Speed.
- 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 10 46%
Win 8.1 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 |
45.83% |
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| Windows XP |
4.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8 |
16.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.17% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.17% |
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Geography
78.38% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
78.38% |
| United Kingdom |
21.62% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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| Dell |
16.67% |
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| ASUS |
16.67% |
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| Toshiba |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
12.50% |
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| Samsung |
4.17% |
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| Lenovo |
4.17% |
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| Intel |
4.17% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L875 |
4.55% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L855 |
4.55% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C855D |
4.55% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C55D-A |
4.55% |
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| Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... |
4.55% |
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| LENOVO 20270 |
4.55% |
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About Crawler
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