Recently, I found my computer had been installed a program called Speedy PC Pro. At first, I didn’t pay too much attention to this thing. But every time I turn on my computer, this program can be activated automatically. I don’t know how to stop it as it can start to scan my computer which can take a long time, and during that time, I can’t do anything on my computer cause it is super slow! After the scan, I was told that there are many problems on my computer which need to be fixed immediately? Should I trust this thing? Is my computer in danger really?
Brief Introduction to This Program
It is easy for everyone to think this Speedy PC Pro is a good program for computer users to install on their computers when they see the name of it for the first time. However, as a matter of fact, it belongs to a kind of computer threat that needs to be removed as soon as possible on the infected computer. To be more specific, it is a kind of fake anti-virus program that can rip money off from innocent computer users. It has nothing to do with the computer security and it can’t protect target computers from virus attack. Frankly, it is a computer virus that can bring troubles to the infected computers.
The Screenshot of This Fake
As what we have mentioned above, this Speedy PC Pro is not a good program for people to trust. It is designed by cyber hackers who want to cheat people to pay for it. PC users can get this malicious program downloaded when they install some programs that they really need. That means cyber hackers can use the commonly used programs to spread. They can edit the programs and implant the executable files of this fake program to them and publish them to the web for people to download. Surely, in order to lure more computer users to download it, cyber hackers can also upload this fake program to many websites for people to download. With a forged and exaggerated description, computer users can be cheated to download it to their computers willingly as they might think it is a good software for computer security.
It is not easy for other reputable anti-virus programs to detect it as a computer threat for PC users as what it can do to the infected computer is different with other kind of computer virus like Trojan. When it is installed on the target machines, it would add its malicious entries to the system registry so that it can be activated from the start up, in another word, this fake program can be opened once people get the desktop opened. It can start its fake scan on the affected computer right away which people user is not able to stop. Few minutes later, the result can show that there are many items need to be repaired on the infected computer. However, if people want to repair their computers by using this fake, they have to register, which means they have to pay amount of money to the program to get help. That comes to the main part of what this fake program doe, it just threaten computer users by many unreal errors and trick people to pay, so that the makers of this fake program can swindle a lot of money from innocent computer users.
The properties of the Infection
-Always pops up once you boot up your computer or run a program, claiming your computer is in great risk
-Asking you to purchase a code to activate this software, so that it can help you to remove the threats in your computer
-Can modify the computer registry once it is installed into the computer
-Can prohibit legit program to run, including your anti-virus programs.
-Can occupy a great usage of CPU, which slows down the performance of computer or even causes blue screen.
Finding all or some of these symptoms on your computer, sorry to say that your computer is infected by Speedy PC Pro. Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.
Manual Removal Guide of Fake Anti-virus Program (For Computer Literate)
There is a removal guide provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.
Step 1: Try to access the Safe mode with Networking.
In order to get into this mode, you should restart your infected computer and then press F8 key constantly before windows launches. Use your arrow keys to highlight “safe mode with networking” and then press Enter.
For those computer which are XP operating systems, you will need to you choose your XP system after you choose safe mode with networking, you can press Enter directly without choosing any thing.
After loading files, you need to log in your account to get the safe mode with networking, for XP users, please choose Yes when you see the dialog.
Step 2: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to Windows Internet WatchDog, the name of the process of it is random.
Step 3:Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel, then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs.
Then try to find Windows Internet WatchDog, highlight it and choose Remove.
Step 4: Click on Start button or press Win+R, then type regedit in the box to open Registry Editor, after that, try to find
C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
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Conclusion:
Speedy PC Pro is a fake anti-virus program that can make troubles to the infected computer. It is not a useful tool for people to download and use. What it can bring to the infected computer can be a lot of problems rather than protection. It tries to persuade people to pay for the fake programs by forging a lot of problems on the computer need to be fixed right away, otherwise, the computer can be damaged more. Under no circumstance, this payment should be done.
Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a quite level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Speedy PC Pro? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on November 4, 2014 1:29 pm
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