How To Remove SilverSpeedup PUP

Proper Guide To Delete SilverSpeedup

SilverSpeedup is a notorious piece of application, promoted as a useful tool that is able to optimize and speed up the Windows PC systems. At the first glance, it may look like a helpful app. However, it is generally installed on the computers by stealth without asking for users’ approval and therefore, has been classified as a potentially unwanted program that should not be trusted. As soon as this nasty PUP infiltrates the targeted devices, it performs a fake scan that displays false positives and issues that don’t even exist. Even if some of the detected issues are real, they might not be harmful to the machine at all.

Depth Analysis of SilverSpeedup:

The sole purpose of apps like SilverSpeedup is to make users purchase its licensed version. In simple words, people are claimed that registering full version of the software will enable the automatic removal of all identified issues. We highly advise to not buy the licensed version of the application as it will still not provide the claimed features. This is just a trick used by cyber crooks to deceive people into paying for useless service. PUPs are also responsible for the appearance of numerous intrusive ads and pop-ups all over the day that disrupts users’ web sessions badly.

SilverSpeedup adware displays eye-catching deals, banners, offers, coupons, discounts etc. and tries to make users click on them in order to earn revenues via pay-per-click mechanism. Clicking on these adverts through can be very risky for your PC’s security as they might contain vicious links and redirect users to various scam, phishing or even malware-laced sites that host trojan, spyware or even deadly ransomware. Due to visiting on such pernicious web domains, you may end up with getting more notorious parasites in the machine.

SilverSpeedup PUP keeps contributing malicious activities in the background all the time which consume enormous amount of memory resources and slow down the overall PC performance drastically. It causes the device to respond slower than ever before and take more than usual time to complete any task. These unwanted programs are able to monitor users’ web activities, steal their personal and confidential information relating to credit card and banking details and expose them to cyber crooks for evil motives. Scammers can misuse your sensitive data for generating illicit incomes that might lead to huge financial loss. And hence, a quick SilverSpeedup removal is highly required.

Threat Specification

Name: SilverSpeedup

Type: Hoax System Optimizer, Adware, Potentially unwanted program

Short Description: Pretends to find a lot of errors on computers to get users to purchase it’s full version, displays intrusive adverts, Redirects users to third-party sites, promotes sponsored products, services and programs and make online profits for the creators. 

Symptoms: Fake pop-up messages, Constant appearance of intrusive adverts, identity theft, slowness of infected system’s performance.

Distribution methods: Free software installers (bundling), malicious pop-ups ads, fake flash player installers.

Damage: Web browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), exhibition of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites.

Removal: To get rid of this infection and other malware threats, our security researchers recommend scanning your device with an effective anti-malware tool.

Penetration of SilverSpeedup:

PUPs are typically spread via software bundles available for free on the web. It might be disguised as a free additional that will keep the PC safe and optimized. When people download a freeware from sites like download.com, cnet.com, soft32.com, softonic.com etc. and then install it using the pre-set options, they end up with installing these unwanted threats. Another way of its distribution is its direct upload to several infectious sites that claim it to be reliable.

Tips To Prevent Such Intrusions:

As a way to prevent your system from being infected by such PUPs in the future, it is important to review the software carefully before downloading them. Always select the Advanced or Custom configuration settings to install the program which allow you to opt-out all the contents that look suspicious. Moreover, you should better download apps from their official sites only instead of visiting untrustworthy domains. In case your PC is already infected with this adware, you must remove SilverSpeedup from the machine as soon as possible.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove SilverSpeedup:

Remove the related items of SilverSpeedup using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing SilverSpeedup issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (SilverSpeedup) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to SilverSpeedup removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to SilverSpeedup still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove SilverSpeedup plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in SilverSpeedup removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete SilverSpeedup (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.