Hi, is this the place offering PC help? Can you help you uninstall PC Fix Speed? I don’t want it to be on my computer any more. Several days ago, I watched a video online but during my enjoy, there was a flash player update message to ask me to update my flash player to continue the movie, and I thought it should be need it, so I clicked to update, after finishing, I found this PC Fix Speed in my desktop, and I didn’t thought it over. Even thought when I start up computer, it runs for full scanning, my PC seems be slower than before since when it was on my computer. I think it should be due to this antivirus. I need help to uninstall it now.
Brief Introduction to PC Fix Speed
The program PC Fix Speed claims to be effective to help repair registry errors, optimize system and speed up computer running. On the contrary, it does harms to computer. PC Fix Speed is actually a fake or rogue antivirus programs aiming at tricking victims into paying money for purchasing a fake full or upgrade version of this program. Once it is installed into computer, this rogue program will quickly insert some extension or plugin into system startup item, thus it can activate to run while system is starting up. That is why PC Fix Speed can run a full scanning for whole computer as soon as users turn on computer. Well, in this way, it can make PC users convince that it is a very efficient and function-well tool to scan threats and protect computer from being infected with virus. After finishing scanning, it will tell you that your PC is under high risk of being infected with many viruses and shows you those infected files. That will scare many victims and let them make a quick decision to remove those mentioned threats right now. Therefore, victims will FIX All Errors Now button of this rogue program, and then this program will pop up a message to tell you to buy and install its upgrade version to remove all threats. If you agree to do it, those cyber criminals who create this rogue will get your money, but even you install an upgrade version, threats may be still on computer. Actually, your computer is not infected threats. It just poses fake message to scare you to trick you paying money. However, PC Fix Speed is not only a rogue program but a virus itself. You should remove it soon; otherwise system of computer will be severely corrupted to death.
The program PC Fix Speed can be downloaded from an official website, but it usually comes from bundling free ware downloaded by users from unsafe websites, or it drops directly on targeted computer from malicious and virus-infected websites containing porn, free game or gambling etc.. Computers infected with PC Fix Speed virus will run slower and slower. You even cannot run more programs at the same time; otherwise computer may be sluggish or get stuck to death. This virus doesn’t not allow you to download new application or programs, and it would pop up message like “You current security setting does not allow this file downloaded” to block you continue downloading. Actually, it doesn’t allow any other antivirus program to detect it. Thus, PC Fix Speed virus can block and disable legitimate Windows applications and other normal functions like Windows Task Manager and Registry editor. And it disables system programs and destroys computer security shell to create more vulnerability to bring other threats by automatically scanning your whole computer. Then this virus will gradually corrupt computer together with other infections like browser hijacker, worms, Trojan horse, malware and spyware. In this case, computer will be quickly destroyed by more infections. In a word, PC Fix Speed is absolutely a big threat to your computer safety and must be removed from system immediately once it is found on computer.
Properties of the Fake Anti-virus Spyware
-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 PC Fix Speed. Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.
A Screenshot of PC Fix Speed Virus (Fake Antivirus Alert)
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 tap F8 key constantly when computer is booting back up to get safe mode options on the screen, use arrow keys to highlight the option you want to enter then press E/Enter key. * Usually, this rogue program will be disabled from automatically starting in safe modes. Users will be able to fix the PC Fix Speed problem without constantly blocks from the fake AV. If you are a Windows 8 user, click here and learn how to boot up Windows 8 to safe mode.
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 PC Fix Speed, 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 PC Fix Speed, 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
Video Guide on How to Remove Rogue Program:
YouTube Video Removal Guide:
Conclusion:
Once PC Fix Speed is installed to your computer it will be configured to run automatically along with the operating system, and each time when you start up your computer it will pretend to be computer internet security software to run and display fake security state of your computer to scare you. It aims at cheating out of your money by recommending you to purchase its fake full version. This fake antivirus also performs destructive activities on your computer. PC Fix Speed virus damages the main system files to make it be able to pop up even under troubleshooting mode such as safe mode and safe mode with networking. It damages some fatal system to slow down computer performance. What you should do promptly is to remove it and install a real reputable antivirus program to protect your computer instead of a fake one.
Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a quite level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of PC Fix Speed virus? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on November 7, 2014 1:22 pm
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