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How to Remove Speedtestbeta.com Completely From Computer?(Step by Step Removal Guide)

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Information about Speedtestbeta.com

Speedtestbeta.com is identified as a cunning browser redirection virus, which is used by the cyber criminals to promote their bogus products. In most case, it pretends to be a harmless and innocent website, so lots of PC users may be taken in at first sight. However, in fact, it is a browser hijacker that can hijack your browser all the time. Once it slips into your system, you will see that your browser performs poorly, which is redirected to Speedtestbeta.com or its domain from time to time even if you don’t click on the page.

After it roots deep inside your system, it will modify your system settings, so that it can hijack your entire search results. As a consequence, each time you search for something on the Internet, you will be rerouted to other malicious pages, which is not related to your question. Moreover, by modifying relevant settings, this virus can change your home page to Speedtestbeta.com as well, and then no matter how hard you try to get it back, you will be in vain in the end. All in all, Speedtestbeta.com is pretty annoying. In order to surf the Internet in a right way without interference, you should get rid of Speedtestbeta.com virus as soon as possible.

Annoyances That Speedtestbeta.com Can Bring to Your Computer

1. Speedtestbeta.com comes to targeted PC without notification
2. Speedtestbeta.com slows down computer speed.
3. Speedtestbeta.com hijacks your web browsers and always redirects your search result to unwanted websites.
4. Speedtestbeta.com may show numerous annoying advertisements
5. Speedtestbeta.com logs your internet browsing history
6. Speedtestbeta.com may install other sorts of spyware/adware.

Why Is Speedtestbeta.com So Harmful?
This browser hijacker will perform many harmful activities in your computer, which may lead to unexpected problems. Those activities include:
1. Modify the default browser settings and Internet settings without any permission, which will result in change of default homepage and search engine as well as constant redirection.
2. Spy on your online activities; trace browsing history to steal much more information that is valuable. If it captures your search interests, phone number, occupation and bank account details, you will get more ads, sales calls, junk emails or even lose your money.
3. Generate numerous pop-up ads. Consequently, when you visit websites especially online shopping websites, you will receive tons of ads, coupons, or sponsored links within your web pages.
4. Keep running in the background. As a result, the overall performance of your computer and browser will be greatly degraded.

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Speedtestbeta.com removal Instructions

Automatic Removal (Using Removal Tool SpyHunter)(Download Tools Now)

Please be aware that manual removal is a rather risky and complex process that requires a high level of computer troubleshooting skills. So it is only recommended to advanced PC users. If you are an average PC user, we sincerely recommend you to download SpyHunter on your computer and use it to remove Speedtestbeta.com. It is a professional and powerful removal tool which has the ability to detect and remove all types of unwanted programs and threats from your computer without causing any side effect. It can deeply scan your computer to find out and delete the browser hijacker automatically within a few minutes. Please follow the below steps to download it on your computer.

Step 1: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking on the below button.

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Step 2: Install it on your computer by following the installation wizard. When you finish the installation, launch the removal tool to perform a full system scan to find out the threat.

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Step 3: When the scan finishes, check the scan result and then click the Remove button to delete all the detected threats from your computer.

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Method 2. Manually remove Speedtestbeta.com from your computer.

Sometimes, you can restore the browser settings which are set by potentially unwanted programs back to the previous state you wish manually. Uninstalling the relevant programs and disable additional browser toolbars or extensions, changing the homepage and search engine can often fix browser hijacking issues. Follow the guide below and you will be able to get rid of the hijacker.

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Uninstall Mindspark products or relevant programs via Control Panel
Windows 8/8.1

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In the Programs and Features window, make sure that program you wish to remove is selected and then click Uninstall button.

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Windows 7/Vista

Click on Start button, click on Control Panel and then click on Uninstall a Program under Programs.

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Search for and click on the Mindspark application or relevant program and click on Uninstall button.

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Windows XP

Click on Start button, go to Control Panel and then double click on Add/Remove Programs. From the list of all programs installed on your system, select the program associated with the hijacker and click on Uninstall/Change button.

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Remove Speedtestbeta.com from Internet Explorer
Step1. Remove the MyWay New Tab extension from IE

Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the IE browser or click on Tools and then click on Manage add-ons.

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Click on Toolbars and Extensions on the left and search for the add-on you want to delete and click Remove button.

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(Please note that the extensions are not listed under the MyWay brand and they could be under the brand name of the extension, such as Filmfanatic, FromDocToPDF and Weatherblink, that is installed on your computer. This applies to Firefox add-ons and Chrome extension which you need to remove as mentioned below.)

Step2. Remove MyWay homepage from IE

Click on the gear button/Tools and then click on Internet Options.

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In the General tab, delete Speedtestbeta.com from the Home page section and then type the address of the site you prefer, such as www.google.com into the box.

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Click Apply button and save the changes and then click on OK button.

Step3. Disable the unwanted search engine in IE

Click on the gear icon/Tools and click on Manage add-ons, click on Search Provides under Add-on Types in the left, select the provider you don’t want and click Remove. If you want to set Google as your default search engine, highlight it and then click on Set as default button.

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Delete Speedtestbeta.com from Google Chrome
Step1. Remove MyWay New tab from Chrome browser

Click on the Customize and Control Google Chrome button at the top right corner, click on More tools and then click on Extensions.

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From the list of installed extensions, search for the extension you wish to remove and click on the trashcan icon to delete it.

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Step2. Delete Speedtestbeta.com homepage from Chrome

Click on the Customize and Control Google Chrome button and then click on Settings from the drop-down menu.

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In the Chrome Settings page, check Open a specified page or set of pages under Startup section and then click Set pages.

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Delete the unwanted item and type the address of the site you want in the editable field and click OK.

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Under Appearance section, check Show Home button and then click on Change.

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Type the address of the site you’d like in the editable filed next to Open this page and then click OK.

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Step3. Remove the search engine you don’t want from Chrome.

In the Chrome settings menu, locate to Search section and click on Manage search engines… button.

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In the pop-up Search engines screen, highlight the search engine you want and click on Make Default. Locate the unwanted search engine and click X button to remove it then click Done button.

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Clean up Speedtestbeta.com from Mozilla Firefox

Step1. Remove MyWay New tab from Firefox browser

Click on button or click on Tools and then click on Add-ons from the drop-down menu.

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In the Extensions tab, search for the add-on you wish to remove and click Disable or Remove button.

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Sometimes, you are allowed to check the option that remove the MyWay home page and restore to your previous settings when the extension uninstall confirmation dialog appears. This will easily restore your homepage without letting you to manually delete the MyWay homepage from the browser. If this option doesn’t occur, follow the step below to continue.

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Step2. Delete the unwanted homepage from Firefox.

Click on button or click on Tools and then click on Options in the drop-down menu.

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In the Firefox Options page, make sure you select General tab on the left, then delete Speedtestbeta.com and type the address of the desired site in the Home Page editable filed.

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Alternatively, you can open the website you prefer then click on Use Current Pages button to set that page as your homepage.

Step3. Remove the unwanted search engine from Firefox.

In the Firefox Options page, click on Search tab on the left and then select a desired search engine such as Google under Default Search Engine section.

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To remove the unwanted search engine, search for it under Once-click Search Engines section and select it then click Remove button to clean up it.

In Conclusion:

Just like other browser hijack redirect, Speedtestbeta.com can change your Internet settings easily, such as your homepage and your browser. You may get some add-on on your IE, Firefox or Chrome, however, these add-on can not help you online at all, they can let you visit some unsafe webpages. What is more, Speedtestbeta.com will be able to change its data in your system disk and registry so that it can escape from the tracking pf the anti-virus program. Do not be innocent, this is not a real search engine webpage, what can it do is to collect information from the infected computer and send these to the hijackers. You need to get rid of this browser hijack redirect from your computer, or it may cause very serious problem on it.

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Attention: Is your computer infected with browser hijackers or other malware? Searching for an effective method to get rid of the cyber threats? Please download and install SpyHunter on the PC and it will help you fix the malware issues and protect the system effectively.


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