Showing posts with label remove DownSpeedTest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remove DownSpeedTest. Show all posts

7/02/2015

Remove DownSpeedTest Toolbar and Fix Your Hijacked Browser

Know about DownSpeedTest

DownSpeedTest is a plugin which has versions for Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. It claims to get accurate Internet speed test results on your PC, but you should know this software is defined as a PUP (Potential Unwanted Program) For some reasons.

In some versions, the installation DownSpeedTest will require you to set Ask.com as your homepage. In some other version, it will modify your browser setting without asking. As a result, users get home.tb.ask.com/index.jhtml as the default homepage and they have to suffer limited search results and non-stop ads from the it.



DownSpeedTest is also responsible for the numerous advertisements shown on your browser. Pop-ups, banners, in-text ads keep coming to bother you. Obviously it is an ad-supported application. It aims to deliver various ads to users and generate pay-per-click revenue.

The hijacking feature and the ad-supported function make this plugin an unwelcome one. You should take actions to remove it completely.