Threat Database Adware My Speedtest XP Ads

My Speedtest XP Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,928
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 6,458
First Seen: October 8, 2015
Last Seen: September 18, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The My Speedtest XP browser extension by Informer Technologies, Inc. is supposed to be an enhanced search service that can rival Google and Binge according to how it is advertised on freeware packages. You may want to know that the developer of the My Speedtest XP extension is responsible for the deployment of the iPumper Toolbar badware. Also, Informer Technologies, Inc. is the developer of the My Coupons XP riskware and has a record of deploying software that might use persistent tracking cookies. The My Speedtest XP extension might read your bookmarks collection and browsing history to help advertisers push numerous marketing materials on your screen. Additionally, the My Speedtest XP extension might change your default search engine to Search.MySpeedtestXP.com that is powered by Yahoo. The search service on Search.MySpeedtestXP.com is designed to load sponsored search results from partners to generate affiliate marketing revenue for Informer Technologies, Inc. Security analysts note that the My Speedtest XP adware is a modified version of the Safer Browser adware and might use ActionScript3 to inject video commercials on the sites you visit most often. Computer users might want to know that the IP address of Search.MySpeedtestXP.com is detected in communications of several cyber threats like Stoberox and Startpage, and you are not advised to click on ads powered by My Speedtest XP. The My Speedtest XP adware might write an entry in your Windows registry to enable its operations every time you start your Internet browser and may obstruct users from removing it manually. Therefore, you should use a trusted anti-malware instrument to find and remove all components of the My Speedtest XP adware securely.

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