Get Speed Test Fast

Get Speed Test Fast is a browser extension that is supposed to work both on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Our researchers say that the application might change a browser’s default search engine and the new tab page. As a result, the affected browser might start loading a search website belonging to the extension whenever you start a new search or open a new tab page. Such behavior could seem annoying and might be unwanted, which is one of the reasons why the application was classified as a potentially unwanted program. If you did not know this and want to find out more about this tool, we encourage you to read our full article. Our deletion instructions placed at the end of this article might be useful to you too if you want to erase Get Speed Test Fast.

This browser extension has an official website called getspeedtestfast.com, but our researchers doubt that it is the only place where users can find its installer. Lots of potentially unwanted programs like Get Speed Test Fast are distributed through, pop-ups and various advertisements. Meaning the application could be promoted on other websites or notifications too. Therefore, users who want to keep away from tools like potentially unwanted programs are advised to be attentive when they are offered browser extensions or any other software. You should always check the chosen application’s developer, it's reviews from both experts and users, and details alike to make sure that the program is safe and worthy of your time. If you want to avoid unreliable applications as well as malicious programs or files, we recommend picking a trustworthy antimalware tool that could help you keep your system clean.

After learning how Get Speed Test Fast could be spread, you might want to know how it could work on your browser. Our researchers say that the potentially unwanted program should work both on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, but, currently, it does not seem to be available to Google Chrome users. However, we believe that the application should affect both browsers more or less the same. The most visible change could be replaced browser preferences. For example, the potentially unwanted program could replace your default search engine, homepage, or new tab page. According to our specialists, Get Speed Test Fast might make browsers load its own search website when users start new searches or create new tab pages.

What it is important to know about the application’s search website is that it might redirect you to search.yahoo.com. Meaning the extension’s search website might be unable to gather or display search results by itself. Thus, it might feel like you have installed a browser extension to get Yahoo search results, which you can get at any time by going to search.yahoo.com directly. Consequently, Get Speed Test Fast functionality might seem disappointing to users who know that they can get Yahoo search results without installing any extensions. You only need to a have a browser and a connection to the Internet.

If there is something that you do not like about Get Speed Test Fast, you can erase it at any time. Usually, such extensions that are classified as potentially unwanted programs can be deleted in two ways. First, users should be able to get rid of them by removing them from their browsers’ extensions menus. The process is not that complex and if you need any help, you could use our deletion instructions placed below that show how erase extensions from Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The other way to eliminate Get Speed Test Fast is to use a reliable antimalware tool. If you perform a full system scan, your chosen security tool should identify the potentially unwanted program. Afterwards, you should be allowed to remove it with other identified items at the same time.

Remove Get Speed Test Fast

Google Chrome

1. Open the browser.
2. Type chrome://extensions into its address bar.
3. Click Enter.
4. Find Get Speed Test Fast and press Remove.
5. Confirm if needed and restart the browser.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the browser.
2. Copy and paste about:addons into the browser’s address bar.
3. Tap Enter.
4. Choose Extensions in the menu on the left side.
5. Locate Get Speed Test Fast and select Remove.
6. Restart the browser.