PC SpeedLane Fake Speed Up Program – How to Remove It

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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This article has been created in order to help explain what is PC SpeedLane hoax software and how you can remove it from your computer effectively.

A new hoax system optimizer software going by the name of PC SpeedLane has been going around the web and running fake system scans to display system errors that do not exist on the victims computer. These errors’ primary goal is to get users to remove those errors but to do so, they have to purchase the full version of the software which is not cheap. According to researchers it is likely that this program is trying to scam you that your computer has performance issues and aims to get you to register it to pay the full version, which may basically do nothing. If you want to remove PC SpeedLane completely from your computer, we advise that you read this article carefully.

Threat Summary

Name	PC SpeedLane
Type	Hoax Antivirus (System Optimizer)
Short Description	Pretends that your computer has performance issues to get you to purchase it’s full version.
Symptoms	The PC SpeedLane software may run automatically on your computer and run scans that display flashing images of performance issues on your computer..
Distribution Method	Bundled downloads. Web pages which may advertise it.
Detection Tool	See If Your System Has Been Affected by PC SpeedLane Download Malware Removal Tool
User Experience	Join Our Forum to Discuss PC SpeedLane.

PC SpeedLane – Propagation

The main method via which the PC SpeedLane software may propagate are web page that also aim to decieve you that your system is at risk. We have encoutnered a lot of such web pages to appear in a lot of different types, including the recently found “Your Windows Computer is Infected With (4) Viruses!” scam messages, that exist in different forms and come on your computer as a result of adware that is installed and is causing ads and redirects to such pages:

In addition to this, the program itself may be directly advertised on your computer via bundled installers. These type of installers are often of the free programs you download on a regular basis such as your free media player that you use or any other helper software. The installers of those programs are often modified by software-providing sites to include programs, like PC SpeedLane added “as a free extra” to your current installation. The setup prompt may appear in proximity to what the image below shows:

PCSpeedLane – More Information

The PC SpeedLane software may run automatically after it has been installed on your computer. This may result in the program finding various different errors or so it claims, accoridng to latest Symantec reports:

Image Credit – Symantec Threat Response

In addition to this, the PC SpeedLane software also modifies the following Windows registry entries on your computer:

→ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”Language” = “1033”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”Version” = “2.1.1”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”ProdType” = “pcat”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”InstallPath” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”ExitPop” = “1”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”LOAD_LINK” = “http://www.pcspeedlane.com/run/click/speedlaneweb/go/regc”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”ConFilesURL” = “http://www.pcspeedlane.com/setupit/products/pcat/stubimages/pcspeedlane0504/”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”ConfName” = “downfilelist.txt”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”SendAnonInfo” = “1”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”UNIQUEID” = “72c9ea8f8266b506″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”STUBDOWNLOADTIME” = “2018-05-15 13:43:39.754287″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”BROWSERNAME” = “unknown”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”BROWSERVERSION” = “unknown”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”OSVERSION” = “Unknown OS Platform”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”USERLANGUAGE” = “en”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”USERCOUNTRY” = “US”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”IPADDRESS” = “18.144.68.62”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”SpeedLane-loadlink” = “http://www.pcspeedlane.com/[URL PARAMETERS]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”OptionalAddOnInstalled” = “”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”ExternalAppInstalled” = “”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”RemoveExternalApp” = “0”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”lang_id” = “0”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”c2″ = “VersionA”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”defaultpostfix” = “DE,DA”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Inno Setup: Setup Version” = “5.5.5 (u)”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Inno Setup: App Path” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”InstallLocation” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Inno Setup: Icon Group” = “SpeedLane\PC SpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Inno Setup: User” = “Administrator”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Inno Setup: Language” = “en”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”DisplayName” = “PC SpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”UninstallString” = “”%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\gouninst.exe” /keyprog=PCSpeedLane_is1″
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”QuietUninstallString” = “”%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\unins000.exe” /SILENT”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”DisplayVersion” = “2.1.1”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”NoModify” = “0”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”NoRepair” = “0”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”InstallDate” = “20180521”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”MajorVersion” = “2”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”MinorVersion” = “1”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”EstimatedSize” = “6853”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”DisplayIcon” = “%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\PCSpeedLane.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Publisher” = “SpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”URLInfoAbout” = “http://www.pcspeedlane.com/support.html?lang=en”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”HelpLink” = “http://www.pcspeedlane.com/support.html?lang=en”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”InstallSource” = “C:\ProgramData\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”VERSION_SFX” = “EN”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”USER_INST” = “Administrator”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”Un_SetupName” = “payloadSetup-Lane.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”RegCompany” = “SpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”RegOwner” = “SpeedLane”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”SEPrefix” = “SPLANE_”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”registryHive” = “HKLM”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”extLaunch” = “Runapp.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”_QuietUninstallString” = “”%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\unins000.exe” /SILENT”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PCSpeedLane_is1\”_UninstallString” = “”%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\unins000.exe””

This happens right before the software creates it’s files on your PC, the locations of which and names are as follows:

→ %AllUsersProfile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SpeedLane\PC SpeedLane
%AllUsersProfile%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane\ApplicationData
%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane
%ProgramFiles%\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane
%SystemDrive%\ProgramData\SpeedLane\PCSpeedLane

The program’s main purpose is to perform such automatic scans and find errors that are not usually there. In return, the cyber-security analysts at Symantec have established that it wants users to pay hefty registration fees which may automatically drain money as soon as the subscription period expires. The program asks you to register when you click on the “Continue” button, while believing it will start fixing the performance issues on your PC:

Image Credit – Symantec Threat Response

These types of hoax antivirus or system optimizer programs are quite a lot out there and they are not easy to remove. This is why we advise that you keep reading this article to learn how to get rid of this program without having to reinstall Windows.

Remove PC Speed Lane from Your Computer

To make sure that this program is gone from your PC, you can try removing it manually or automatically, by using the information we have provided in the removal steps that are below this article. Be advised to perform manual removal only if you have extensive experience in malware deletion and know how to eradicate this software. Otherwise, the best method to automatically remove PC SpeedLane according to security experts is by running a scan with the aid of an advanced anti-malware software. Such program will help you to remove PC SpeedLane automatically by detecting and deleting all of it’s objects on your PC while in the same time providing future protection for your PC as well.

Note! Your computer system may be affected by PC SpeedLane or other threats.
Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as PC SpeedLane.
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

To remove PC SpeedLane follow these steps:

1. Uninstall malicious programs from Windows

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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria

How to Uninstall malicious programs from Windows:

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

2. Clean your Browser and Registry from PC SpeedLane

Remove PC SpeedLane by cleaning your Browser and Registry.

Remove an extension from Mozilla FirefoxRemove an extension from Google Chrome Remove an extension from Internet Explorer Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge Fix registry entries created by PC SpeedLane on your PC.

Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu.

Select the unwanted extension and click “Remove“

After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its “Remove” button.

After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click on the gear icon labeled ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window.

Select the extension you want to remove and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ button located at the top right corner and start it again.

Start Edge

Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

From the drop menu select “Extensions”.

Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.

IMPORTANT!
Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.

Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs

3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

Scan your PC and Remove PC SpeedLane with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for PC SpeedLane and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove PC SpeedLane. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.

Step 1: Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.

Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.

Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future

IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup .

SOS Online Backup

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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