My Net Speed

The My Net Speed program from FirstGate Mobile Limited (h[tt]p://firstgatemobile[.]com/) is an ad-supported browser extension for Google Chrome. PC users may be invited to download and install the My Net Speed Chrome Extension from h[tt]p://www.mynetspeed[.]link. As its name suggests, the My Net Speed Chrome Extension is designed to help Web surfers measure their Internet speed and verify that their ISP (Internet Service Provider) is doing its work correctly. You may be lead to believe that My Net Speed offers access to an in-house solution regarding the Internet speed measurement. However, that is not the case with the My Net Speed program.

The company behind the My Net Speed Chrome Extension — FirstGate Mobile Limited — is a software developer that helps advertisers and small businesses push targeted promotional materials to a wide audience online. FirstGate Mobile Limited builds mobile apps, browser extensions and analytics tools to help marketers produce tailor-suited Internet experiences on connected sites. In other words, FirstGate Mobile Limited helps marketers and advertisers recognize your PC on affiliated sites and display targeted commercials on your screen. Computer security experts note that the My Net Speed Chrome Extension is used to record your activity online, your approximate geographical location and recognize what content you like to explore. When you add the My Net Speed Chrome Extension, the following notification appears:

’Add "My Net Speed"?
It can:
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
Detect your physical location.
Read and change your browsing history.

The My Net Speed Chrome Extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) from FirstGate Mobile Limited that is promoted on h[tt]p://www.mynetspeed[.]link/ and h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/my-net-speed/dcmceahihkojfdeepbijpeamdbhcficl. Observation on test machines revealed that the My Net Speed program changes the default new tab page to an offline HTML page. Loading a new tab brings up resources from the My Net Speed Chrome Extension, and the Omnibox reads 'My Net Speed|chrome-extension://dcmceahihkojfdeepbijpeamdbhcficl/homepage/homepage.html.' The My Net Speed New Tab Page includes a search bar powered by Yahoo, which delivers search results on h[tt]ps://search.yahoo[.]com/search?p=[search terms]. The My Net Speed New Tab Page includes links to two of the most popular Internet speed measurement utilities — Fast.com powered by Netflix and Speedtest.net by Ookla. You can bookmark Fast.com and Speedtest.net, and you might decide to remove My Net Speed Chrome Extension with the help of a trusted anti-malware instrument.