Threat Database Adware NetSpeed App

NetSpeed App

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 14
First Seen: May 11, 2015
Last Seen: June 6, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

NetSpeed App Image

NetSpeed App may claim to speed up your Internet connection by optimizing your web browser settings, but you should note that it is considered by security analysts as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. You may be interested to know that the NetSpeed App is ad-supported, and you may notice banners, floating ad boxes and pop-ups by NetSpeed App to appear while you surf the Internet. The ads by NetSpeed App may feature links to potentially harmful websites and suggest you to install riskware that could cause system errors and slower computer performance. The NetSpeed App might use DOM storage data, HTTP cookies and record your search terms in order to help advertisers deliver targeted promotional materials via the NetSpeed App. Security analysts add that the NetSpeed App may add a registry key in Windows to prevent users or other programs from changing the settings in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome that ensure the optimal operations of NetSpeed App. The functionality of NetSpeed App may not satisfy users, and the ads accompanying NetSpeed App may convince users to remove it from their system.

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File System Details

NetSpeed App may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. file.exe dd97dd6bea8cbdb0302d6d0901a2762c 0
2. file.exe 3f4488a9b5574777bd0f086fbd1e5355 0
3. file.exe 3732f32003a33a753d394aef4547ca84 0
4. file.exe 560b17a5a2b4ada24d514576e3ebccbe 0
5. file.exe f0c576138b4c74dd838a3b7e6f021e41 0

Registry Details

NetSpeed App may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%TEMP%\netspeedapp_installer__[NUMBERS].txt

Directories

NetSpeed App may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\netspeedapp

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