Remove Speedtest-guide.com
About this infection
Speedtest-guide.com is your regular hijacker that could enter a system without the user knowing. It happens because they are adjoined to free applications and when less cautious users are setting up that free software, they do not even realize how the hijacker sets up as well. Thankfully, the browser hijacker is not believed to be a harmful computer virus, nor will it endanger your device directly. But that doesn’t mean it ought to be kept installed. It will execute undesirable alterations to your Internet browser and will reroute you to weird site. In addition to that, it might also expose you to malicious pages. Since it gives no useful traits you are advised eliminate Speedtest-guide.com.
How does it spread
Freeware most often comes along with optional offers, such as advertisement-supported software and hijackers. Even if those offers are optional, the majority of users install them anyway because they choose Default mode during free programs setup. Everything is concealed in Advanced (Custom) settings so if you want to bypass unnecessary offers, make sure you select those settings. You should be cautious as a quite large number of items is attached to freeware. Those items may be entirely non-dangerous, but it is better to be safe than sorry. If you see it installed delete Speedtest-guide.com.
Why should I abolish Speedtest-guide.com
Once it manages to arrive into your computer, it will hijack your Internet browser and adjust its settings. Whenever your browser is launched, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you will be met with the browser intruder’s promoted site loading instead of your familiar home web page. You might also understand is that alterations will be not changeable unless you first delete Speedtest-guide.com. You will have a rather basic web page set as your homepage, it will have a couple ads flashing around and a search box. The provided search tool may implant advertisement web pages into the search results. Know that you might end up downloading some sort of malware if you were to get led to doubtful pages by the search tool. So if you want this not to happen, remove Speedtest-guide.com from your machine.
Speedtest-guide.com removal
By hand Speedtest-guide.com elimination is doable so you can attempt that, just take into consideration that you will have to locate the browser hijacker yourself. If you bump into issues, you can try dependable termination software and it ought to be able to erase Speedtest-guide.com. No matter which way you use, ensure that you eliminate the hijacker entirely.
Learn how to remove Remove Speedtest-guide.com from your computer
- Step 1. Uninstall Remove Speedtest-guide.com
- Step 2. Uninstall Remove Speedtest-guide.com from browsers
Step 1. Uninstall Remove Speedtest-guide.com
a) Windows 10/Windows 8
- Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
- Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
- Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.
b) Windows 7/XP
- Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
- Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.
c) Mac OS X
- Open Finder, located in your dock.
- Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
- Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.
Step 2. Uninstall Remove Speedtest-guide.com from browsers
a) Delete Remove Speedtest-guide.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer.
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
- Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
- Close the window.
b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
- Save changes.
c) Reset Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer.
- Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
- Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
- Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
- Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.
d) Delete Remove Speedtest-guide.com from Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
- Select More Tools and then Extensions.
- Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.
e) Change Google Chrome homepage
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
- Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
- Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
- Select the search engine you want to use.
f) Reset Google Chrome
- Launch Google Chrome.
- Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
- Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
- Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
- Read the warning and press Reset again.
g) Delete Remove Speedtest-guide.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
- Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
- Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.
h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
- In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.
i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox.
- Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
- Choose Troubleshooting Information.
- Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.
j) Delete Remove Speedtest-guide.com from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)- Launch Microsoft Edge,
- Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
- Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
- Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
- Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
- In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
- Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.
- Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
- Delete the folders you find there
- Start -> Search.
- Search for Windows PowerShell.
- Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
- When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste
"Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
- Press Enter.
k) Delete Remove Speedtest-guide.com from Safari
- Launch Safari.
- Safari → Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.
l) Delete Safari history and Cache
- Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
- Safari → Preferences.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- Develop → Empty Caches.