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What percent of users and experts removed it?
59% remove it41% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,885
United States Rank #3,874
Reach 0.1396%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 28.08 days
828.50 days >
Average installed length: 435.31 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.3.12.0 9.74%
5.3.11.3 4.69%
5.3.11.2 6.69%
5.3.11.1 1.13%
5.3.11.0 0.76%
5.3.10.0 1.02%
5.3.9.1 3.34%
5.3.9.0 6.00%
5.3.8.8 8.07%
5.3.8.5 0.51%
5.3.8.4 0.36%
5.3.8.3 1.24%
5.3.8.2 0.84%
5.3.8.1 2.47%
5.3.8.0 3.85%
5.3.6.0 5.38%
5.3.5.0 0.04%
5.3.4.9 0.07%
5.3.4.8 2.80%
5.3.4.7 5.52%
5.3.4.6 0.51%
5.3.4.5 14.21%
5.3.4.4 19.30%
5.3.4.3 0.80%
5.3.4.2 0.65%
2.04 0.04%

SpeedUpMyPC

What is SpeedUpMyPC?

Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC a Windows registry repair software utility designed to fix potentially damaged registry entries by scanning for entries that point to various files that are no longer active on the PC. SpeedUpMyPC is typically bundled with third party software installations. "Offer your users a free trial of a comprehensive Windows maintenance suite designed to help users get the best possible performance from their system."

About  (from Uniblue Systems Ltd)

Is your PC getting slower? With so many different settings, files and processes to monitor, it is hard to identify just what is slowing you down, let alone implement the necessary technical adjustments to recover speed and performance. SpeedUpMyPC scans your computer to identify slowdown issues hindering speed, before...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 5.3.4.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named launcher.exe. The setup package generally installs about 31 files and is usually about 24.46 MB (25,651,664 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SpeedUpMyPC.
sump.exe (8f96bb27036090754b997acbe55398e9) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
AVG 2014.0.3646 Luhe.Fiha
Comodo Security 17578 TrojWare.Win32.Genome.xhtk
ESET-NOD32 7.9266 Win32/SpeedUpMyPC
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.327 TROJ_GEN.F47V1108
spmonitor.exe (85a33b91828d4b70dba056b14bca35b0) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
ESET-NOD32 8497 Win32/SpeedUpMyPC
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V0531
SpeedUpMyPC 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.uniblue.com/software/speedupmypc
Help link: support.uniblue.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\SpeedUpMyPC\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\SpeedUpMyPC\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 24.46 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by SpeedUpMyPC

Program executable:launcher.exe
Name:Uniblue Launcher
Path:C:\Program Files\uniblue\speedupmypc\launcher.exe
MD5:5f005487eb62f178c3936c9e80f06fa5
Additional files:
  • sp_track_install.exe - SpeedUpMyPC Install Tracker (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC Install Tracker)
  • sp_move_serial.exe - SpeedUpMyPC Serial Mover (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC Serial Mover)
  • spnotifier.exe - SpeedUpMyPC Notifier (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC Notifier)
  • cache.dll - Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC
  • speedupmypc.exe - Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC Setup
  • (Malware detected) spmonitor.exe - SpeedUpMyPC Monitor (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC Monitor)
  • UninstallHelper.dll
  • sp_ubm.exe - SpeedUpMyPC ubm (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC ubm)
  • (Malware detected) sump.exe - SpeedUpMyPC (Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC)
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • cwebpage.dll
  • InstallerExtensions.dll
  • unins001.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • sump.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{18BBD28D-C9F5-4A50-A1D6-3B4F82F96ADD}' (runs on registration).
  • SpeedUpMyPC.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SpeedUpMyPC Maintenance' (runs daily at 9:18 PM).
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{74D962C3-37CC-41BF-92EF-A0907E88889F}' (runs on registration).
  • spmonitor.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SpeedUpMyPC'.
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • SpeedUpMyPC.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SpeedUpMyPC Startup.
  • spmonitor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SpeedUpMyPC.
  • sump.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SpeedUpMyPC.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • SpeedUpMyPC.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC' and executes as C:\Program Files\Uniblue\SpeedUpMyPC\SpeedUpMyPC.exe.
  • Launcher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SpeedUpMyPC' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\SpeedUpMyPC\launcher.exe" delay 20000.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

spnotifier.exe
Memory:28.58 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0001415892%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00006697%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00007462%
0.015104% average
spmonitor.exe
Memory:13.19 MB
Total CPU:0.0134290249%
Kernel CPU:0.00266414%
User CPU:0.01076489%
CPU cycles/sec:232,204
I/O reads/min:41.89 KB
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes
sump.exe
Memory:119.37 MB
Total CPU:0.7532320680%
Kernel CPU:0.07735374%
User CPU:0.67587833%
Switches/sec:3,084

How do I remove SpeedUpMyPC?

You can uninstall SpeedUpMyPC 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 SpeedUpMyPC, 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 SpeedUpMyPC.
  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) 58%
Win 8.1 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.96%
Windows 10 16.76%
Windows XP 9.34%
Windows Vista 8.87%
Windows Server 2003 0.07%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.89%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.47%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.18%
Windows 7 Professional 7.57%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.01%
Windows 8 6.24%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.35%
  Germany 5.46%
  Italy 4.59%
  Canada 3.09%
  France 2.56%
  Brazil 2.21%
  United Kingdom 2.15%
  Spain 1.81%
  Australia 1.75%
  Saudi Arabia 1.72%
  Israel 1.47%
  Iran 1.31%
  Netherlands 1.22%
  Russia 1.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.69%
Dell 20.25%
Acer 16.60%
Toshiba 9.37%
ASUS 6.84%
GIGABYTE 4.66%
Samsung 4.26%
Lenovo 2.13%
American Megatrends 1.51%
Intel 1.12%
Sahara 0.79%
Medion 0.79%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.97%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 6.10%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.64%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.34%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.19%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.47%

About Uniblue Systems Ltd

Uniblue is a developer of software utilities, designed to improve performance to PC users and is one of the biggest software companies with products which include RegistryBooster, SpeedUpMyPC, DriverScanner and PowerSuite.
Publisher URL: www.uniblue.com

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