Should I remove PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
59% remove it41% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
United States Rank #36,540
Reach 0.0012%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.84 days
231.18 days >
Average installed length: 121.47 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.0.100 |
100.00% |
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PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline 2.2.0.100
What is PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline?
PC Fix Speed is a bundled PC 'optimization' product that is typically distributed as an adware offer. This is a PC optimization program that is supposed to increase the speed of computer by removing invalid entries the computer's registry. The trial version will perform a scan and identify issues while the user will need to unlock the software for a yearly auto-renewing subscription charge.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is PCFixSpeed.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 2.43 MB (2,545,291 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline.
| PCFixSpeed.exe (08b4b07bc6466e829226fc12fe3383d8) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
Packed.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
PC Power Speed |
| PCFixTray.exe (5176d240aedc66992bd6756ccc250498) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Crawler.BB |
| CMC Antivirus |
1.1.0.977 |
Packed.Win32.Obfuscated.10!O |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.185.13930 |
Riskware ( 0049c6851 ) |
| K7GW |
9.185.13930 |
Riskware ( 0049c6851 ) |
| Kaspersky |
12.0.0.1225 |
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrawBar.c |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!5176D240AEDC |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2014.2 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.th |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
PC Power Speed |
| Symantec |
20141.1.0.330 |
PCFixSpeed |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0825 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34576 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1976 |
Adware.CrawBar.Win32.4 |
View all 15 all detections
Program details
URL: www.PCFixSpeed.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.43 MB
Files installed by PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline 2.2.0.100
| Program executable: | PCFixSpeed.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | PC Fix Speed |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\PCFixSpeed.exe |
| MD5: | 08b4b07bc6466e829226fc12fe3383d8 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) PCFixSpeed.exe - PC Fix Speed
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(Malware detected) PCFixTray.exe - PC Fix Speed Tray
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- PCFixTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PCFixSpeed' which loads as "C:\Program Files\PCFixSpeed\PCFixTray.exe" /startup.
How do I remove PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline?
You can uninstall PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline 2.2.0.100, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PC Fix Speed with PC Tech Hotline.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win Vista (SP2) 8%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 59%
Keep it 41%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
45.83% |
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| Windows 10 |
45.83% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.33% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.67% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8 |
8.33% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.17% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.17% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.17% |
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Geography
85.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
85.29% |
| United Kingdom |
11.76% |
| Belgium |
2.94% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
34.78% |
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| Dell |
26.09% |
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| ASUS |
13.04% |
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| Lenovo |
8.70% |
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| Sony |
8.70% |
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| Toshiba |
4.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.35% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.33% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L775D |
4.17% |
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| Sony VGN-FW21M |
4.17% |
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| Sony SVF1521A1EW |
4.17% |
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| LENOVO 80E3 |
4.17% |
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| LENOVO 20182 |
4.17% |
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