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An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
Note! Your computer might be affected by SurfSpeedMonitor and other threats.
Threats such as SurfSpeedMonitor may be persistent on your system. They tend to re-appear if not fully deleted. A malware removal tool like SpyHunter will help you to remove malicious programs, saving you the time and the struggle of tracking down numerous malicious files. SpyHunter’s scanner is free but the paid version is needed to remove the malware threats. Read SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
Users who do not secure their browsers and systems often encounter unwanted advertisements while surfing online. The reason for those advertisements is most likely adware or PUP that has been installed on its own or in a software package. SurfSpeedMonitor (http://surfspeedmonitor.com/) may be regarded as an ad-supported application. Users who have it running on their machines may witness the display of ads that are sponsored by SurfSpeedMonitor. As visible in the website’s Privacy Policy, SurfSpeedMonitor may gather sensitive information from the user and provide it to third parties. Thus, its uninstallation is advisory.
On its official website, SurfSpeedMonitor is advertised as a free application that enhances surfing on the Internet. A download button saying ‘100% Free Download!’ is situated on the home page. However, when we attempted downloading the app, nothing happened.
Nonetheless, information-wise, the application may be considered troublesome. If you have it installed on your browser without being initially asked, you may have downloaded it alongside free software product. The method is known as bundling and is widely prevalent in third party development and marketing.
SurfSpeedMonitor Privacy Statement
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If you pay close attention to any product you intend to download for free, you will notice the Privacy Policy and EULA (End User License Agreement). It is crucial to read those statements so that you are fully informed of the product’s features and the intentions of its developers.
The application may collect non-identifiable information about the user’s visited pages and the advertisements he has viewed on these pages. Licensor cookies may also be transmitted to the hard drive of the computer.
The application may also share aggregated information such as:
IP address.
Web usage data.
User’s information – individual and collective.
SurfSpeedMonitor Removal Options
The application offers an uninstallation guide, and the user may try and follow it. Simply go to the Control Panel and select Add/Remove programs. However, if the application has done changes to the Windows Registry, such removal may not be appropriate since the app will not be uninstalled completely. Due to the uniqueness of every situation and the specifications of every single computer, removing adware and PUP via antivirus software is advisory.
Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program.No matter if you are using Windows 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 get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes 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 SurfSpeedMonitor.
2. Restore the settings in your browser
2. Remove SurfSpeedMonitor from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari
Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select SurfSpeedMonitor and click “Remove”
After SurfSpeedMonitor is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in 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 SurfSpeedMonitor and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After SurfSpeedMonitor is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’
Select SurfSpeedMonitor to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After SurfSpeedMonitor has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Safari
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’ In the new window select ‘Extensions’ Click once on SurfSpeedMonitor Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall SurfSpeedMonitor. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the SurfSpeedMonitor will be removed.
To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter – It is highly 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.
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
Image Source: surfspeedmonitor.com
Image Source: surfspeedmonitor.com
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
