What is PC Speeder Pro?
The Malwarebytes research team has determined that PC Speeder Pro is a "system optimizer". These so-called "system optimizers" use intentional false positives to convince users that their systems have problems. Then they try to sell you their software, claiming it will remove these problems.
More information can be found on our Malwarebytes Labs blog.
How do I know if I am infected with PC Speeder Pro?
This is how the main screen of the system optimizer looks:

You will find these icons in your taskbar, your startmenu, and on your desktop:

and see these warnings during install:


and this type of screens during "operations":

You may see this entry in your list of installed programs:

and this task in your list of Scheduled Tasks:

How did PC Speeder Pro get on my computer?
These so-called system optimizers use different methods of getting installed. This particular one was downloaded from their website:

How do I remove PC Speeder Pro?
Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted application.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop.
- Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Then click Finish.
- Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
- If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected.
- Restart your computer when prompted to do so.
- No, Malwarebytes removes PC Speeder Pro completely.
- This PUP creates a scheduled task. You can read here how to check for and, if necessary, remove Scheduled Tasks.
We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this system optimizer.
As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the PC Speeder Pro installer. It would have warned you before the application could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.
Technical details for experts
You may see these entries in FRST logs:
(Econosoft Global Services PTE. LTD. -> Econosoft Global Services Pte. Ltd.) C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\pcspeederpro.exe Task: {2E1B7583-29FF-47EA-9B8F-82D5AFE98E8F} - System32\Tasks\PC Speeder Pro => C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\pcspeederpro.exe [2760496 2019-07-03] (Econosoft Global Services PTE. LTD. -> Econosoft Global Services Pte. Ltd.) C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\PC Speeder Pro C:\Users\Public\Desktop\PC Speeder Pro.lnk C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC Speeder Pro C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro PC Speeder Pro (HKLM-x32\...\{C111065E-6304-4ECE-8716-E8FBF449871E}}_is1) (Version: 1.0 - Econosoft Global Services Pte. Ltd.)Alterations made by the installer:
File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro Adds the file Interop.NATUPNPLib.dll"="4/19/2018 12:25 PM, 7168 bytes, A Adds the file Interop.NETCONLib.dll"="4/19/2018 12:25 PM, 9728 bytes, A Adds the file Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll"="4/19/2018 12:25 PM, 19456 bytes, A Adds the file Interop.Shell32.dll"="4/19/2018 12:25 PM, 36864 bytes, A Adds the file Interop.WUApiLib.dll"="4/19/2018 12:25 PM, 73728 bytes, A Adds the file logo.ico"="7/1/2019 4:15 PM, 21662 bytes, A Adds the file Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll"="4/19/2018 12:31 PM, 171008 bytes, A Adds the file pcspeederpro.exe"="7/3/2019 1:16 PM, 2760496 bytes, A Adds the file SharpCompress.dll"="4/19/2018 12:35 PM, 418304 bytes, A Adds the file Sys_Trace.xml"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 46 bytes, A Adds the file System.Data.SQLite.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 353280 bytes, A Adds the file System.Data.SQLite.xml"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1051056 bytes, A Adds the file unins000.dat"="7/29/2019 8:49 AM, 63700 bytes, A Adds the file unins000.exe"="7/29/2019 8:47 AM, 732976 bytes, A Adds the file unins000.msg"="7/29/2019 8:49 AM, 11557 bytes, A Adds the file WpfAnimatedGif.dll"="4/19/2018 12:20 PM, 28160 bytes, A Adds the file WPFToolkit.dll"="4/19/2018 12:20 PM, 467288 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Backup Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\de Adds the file pcspeederpro.resources.dll"="7/3/2019 1:16 PM, 29184 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\en Adds the file pcspeederpro.resources.dll"="7/3/2019 1:16 PM, 27136 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\ja-jp Adds the file pcspeederpro.resources.dll"="7/3/2019 1:16 PM, 33280 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni Adds the file System.Data.SQLite.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 353280 bytes, A Adds the file System.Data.SQLite.xml"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1051056 bytes, A Adds the file Uninstaller.exe"="7/2/2019 3:30 PM, 461104 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\de Adds the file Uninstaller.resources.dll"="7/2/2019 3:30 PM, 27648 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\en Adds the file Uninstaller.resources.dll"="7/2/2019 3:30 PM, 25600 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\ja-jp Adds the file Uninstaller.resources.dll"="7/2/2019 3:30 PM, 33280 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x64 Adds the file SQLite.Interop.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1534464 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x86 Adds the file SQLite.Interop.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1149440 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x64 Adds the file SQLite.Interop.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1534464 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x86 Adds the file SQLite.Interop.dll"="4/19/2018 12:45 PM, 1149440 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC Speeder Pro Adds the file PC Speeder Pro.lnk"="7/29/2019 8:49 AM, 1175 bytes, A Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online\Backup Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online\setting Adds the file psp_sett.ash"="7/29/2019 8:51 AM, 114688 bytes, A In the existing folder C:\Users\Public\Desktop Adds the file PC Speeder Pro.lnk"="7/29/2019 8:49 AM, 1157 bytes, A In the existing folder C:\Windows\System32\Tasks Adds the file PC Speeder Pro"="7/29/2019 8:49 AM, 3240 bytes, A Registry details [View: All details] (Selection) ------------------------------------------------ [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FT\PSP\Activation] "Insdate"="REG_SZ", "Vmgh0PR1mg20SmdYPyx/VC+phVAxhb2QOk+f7XxIMdk=" "language"="REG_SZ", "en" "languageindex"="REG_SZ", "0" "lap"="REG_SZ", "R4KkhFSHCGPJ+uLr1axaBaVpIFfH/wkC9+vP6r7DhMo=" "lbp"="REG_SZ", "R4KkhFSHCGPJ+uLr1axaBaVpIFfH/wkC9+vP6r7DhMo=" "lr"="REG_SZ", "jSXc9IKVZAGleWWb1nxC/totNceqhUGj1uuN2Szyxd8=" "lsp"="REG_SZ", "R4KkhFSHCGPJ+uLr1axaBaVpIFfH/wkC9+vP6r7DhMo=" "lstup"="REG_SZ", "33628" "PN"="REG_SZ", "+1(888)200-8889" "Program"="REG_SZ", "PC Speeder Pro" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\FT\PSP\Activation] "IsTrack"="REG_SZ", "1" "language"="REG_SZ", "en" "languageindex"="REG_SZ", "0" "Program"="REG_SZ", "PC Speeder Pro" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C111065E-6304-4ECE-8716-E8FBF449871E}}_is1] "Comments"="REG_SZ", "PC Speeder Pro" "Contact"="REG_SZ", "0800-183-3940" "DisplayIcon"="REG_SZ", "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\logo.ico" "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "PC Speeder Pro" "DisplayVersion"="REG_SZ", "1.0" "EstimatedSize"="REG_DWORD", 13242 "Inno Setup: App Path"="REG_SZ", "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro" "Inno Setup: Deselected Tasks"="REG_SZ", "" "Inno Setup: Icon Group"="REG_SZ", "PC Speeder Pro" "Inno Setup: Language"="REG_SZ", "en" "Inno Setup: Selected Tasks"="REG_SZ", "desktopicon" "Inno Setup: Setup Version"="REG_SZ", "5.5.6 (a)" "Inno Setup: User"="REG_SZ", "{username}" "InstallDate"="REG_SZ", "20190729" "InstallLocation"="REG_SZ", "C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\" "MajorVersion"="REG_DWORD", 1 "MinorVersion"="REG_DWORD", 0 "NoModify"="REG_DWORD", 1 "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD", 1 "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "Econosoft Global Services Pte. Ltd." "QuietUninstallString"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\unins000.exe" /SILENT" "UninstallString"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\unins000.exe""Malwarebytes log:
Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 7/29/19 Scan Time: 10:34 AM Log File: befe0e3e-b1db-11e9-b4d1-00ffdcc6fdfc.json -Software Information- Version: 3.7.1.2839 Components Version: 1.0.586 Update Package Version: 1.0.11762 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 236477 Threats Detected: 66 Threats Quarantined: 66 Time Elapsed: 7 min, 52 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 1 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\pcspeederpro.exe, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 Module: 2 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\pcspeederpro.exe, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 Registry Key: 8 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TREE\PC Speeder Pro, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{2E1B7583-29FF-47EA-9B8F-82D5AFE98E8F}, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\LOGON\{2E1B7583-29FF-47EA-9B8F-82D5AFE98E8F}, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\UNINSTALL\{C111065E-6304-4ECE-8716-E8FBF449871E}}_is1, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCBoosterPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE\FT\PSP, Quarantined, [1368], [711536],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\TRACING\pcspeederpro_RASAPI32, Quarantined, [1378], [711529],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\TRACING\pcspeederpro_RASMANCS, Quarantined, [1378], [711529],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCBoosterPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\FT\PSP, Quarantined, [1368], [711536],1.0.11762 Registry Value: 1 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\SCHEDULE\TASKCACHE\TASKS\{2E1B7583-29FF-47EA-9B8F-82D5AFE98E8F}|PATH, Quarantined, [1378], [711535],1.0.11762 Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 18 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\ja-jp, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x64, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x86, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Backup, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\de, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\en, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\ja-jp, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x64, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x86, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\de, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\en, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\PC SPEEDER PRO, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\PROGRAMDATA\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\PC SPEEDER PRO, Quarantined, [1378], [711526],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online\setting, Quarantined, [1378], [711528],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online\Backup, Quarantined, [1378], [711528],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online, Quarantined, [1378], [711528],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\PC SPEEDER PRO, Quarantined, [1378], [711528],1.0.11762 File: 36 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\de\pcspeederpro.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\en\pcspeederpro.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\ja-jp\pcspeederpro.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\de\Uninstaller.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\en\Uninstaller.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\ja-jp\Uninstaller.resources.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\System.Data.SQLite.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\System.Data.SQLite.xml, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\uni\Uninstaller.exe, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x64\SQLite.Interop.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\x86\SQLite.Interop.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\pcspeederpro.exe, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Interop.NATUPNPLib.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Interop.NETCONLib.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Interop.Shell32.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Interop.WUApiLib.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\logo.ico, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\SharpCompress.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\System.Data.SQLite.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\System.Data.SQLite.xml, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\Sys_Trace.xml, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\unins000.dat, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\unins000.exe, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\unins000.msg, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\WpfAnimatedGif.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Program Files (x86)\PC Speeder Pro\WPFToolkit.dll, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TASKS\PC Speeder Pro, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\PUBLIC\Desktop\PC Speeder Pro.lnk, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\USERS\PUBLIC\Desktop\PC Speeder Pro.lnk, Quarantined, [1378], [711525],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC Speeder Pro\PC Speeder Pro.lnk, Quarantined, [1378], [711526],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCSpeederPro, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\PC Speeder Pro\PC Repair Online\setting\psp_sett.ash, Quarantined, [1378], [711528],1.0.11762 PUP.Optional.PCBooster, C:\USERS\{username}\DESKTOP\PSPSETUP.EXE, Quarantined, [566], [711523],1.0.11762 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end)As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.
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