| Virus Name: | LightspeedPC |
| Virus Type: | Potentially Unwanted Program |
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LightspeedPC : Promoted As A System Optimizer Tool
LightspeedPC is another term that promoted on Windows PC as a helpful system optimizer tool published by Lightspeed Computer on it's official site, lightspeedpc.com. This program is advertised on users PC as a trustworthy and legitimate Computer optimizer tool that claims Computer user to perform their overall System performance by deleting junk files and the registry keys in Windows PC. It claims user to provide lots of beneficial feature. Before knowing more about it, let's take a closer look on its interface :
Know Why Does User Easily Tricked By LightspeedPC
LightspeedPC claims web surfers to provide lots of beneficial features some of the most interesting feature are :
- Increase the speed of System and maximize Computer performance.
- Repair the corrupt or invalid registry entries
- Delete the temporary and unnecessary file to save disk space
- Delete the unnecessary programs from startup list
- Increase shutdown and booting speed.
- Defragments Computer's hard drive and many more.
Don't Perceived LightspeedPC As A Wondrous Tool
Undoubtedly, LightspeedPC is promoted as a helpful utility that claims user to deliver several beneficial feature. Judged on it's claim and promises most of the Computer user easily tricked by it. But the problem with LightspeedPC program is that it urges user for purchasing the licensed version to get all feature of LightspeedPC which costs are really too much high which means you cannot use any feature of LightspeedPC at free of cost. However, it seems as a helpful utility but the difference between it and the real world performance tool is that the real tool doesn't convince System user to keep using utility.
LightspeedPC Is Listed Under Potentially Unwanted Program
Judged on the secret infiltration and some harmful behavior of LightspeedPC, security analysts are listed LightspeedPC under the potentially unwanted program. Likewise other PUP, it also proliferates inside the Windows machine secretly via so-called deceptive bundling. As soon as it proliferates inside the PC, it do series of notorious action and degrade overall performance speed. It hijacks all browser and prevent user from accessing their PC normally. Due to this user have to suffer with lots of negative traits. Therefore, the elimination of LightspeedPC is highly recommended from compromised machine.
Negative Traits of LightspeedPC
- Makes affected machine too much slower than before.
- Filled up entire screen with endless adverts and link.
- Exploits System vulnerabilities and make PC vulnerable.
- Hampers web surfing experience.
- Hijacks all browser, replaces existing homepage, alter existing setting and many more.
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Learn To Remove LightspeedPC Using Manual Methods
Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete LightspeedPC Related Files And Folders
1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.
2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.
3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.
4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.
- %AppData%\[adware_name]
- %Temp%\[adware_name]
- %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
- %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
- %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]
Phase 2 : Get Rid of LightspeedPC Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers
From Chrome :
1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.
2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.
From Internet Explorer :
1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.
2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.
From Mozilla Firefox :
1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.
2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to LightspeedPC related extensions to remove them.
From Opera :
1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.
2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.
From Safari :
1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.
2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.
From Microsoft Edge :
Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.
Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –
1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.
2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.
Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –
1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.
2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.
Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from LightspeedPC On Different Web Browsers
1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.
2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.
3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.
4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.
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