Speedy Media Converter - How to remove

Speedy Media Converter is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. Even though it’s not very dangerous itself, it can cause you some more severe cyber security damage in the future therefore we suggest you to remove it as soon as possible.

It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with it or not because usually advertisements displayed by this malware are labeled with a slogan “Ads by Speedy Media Converter” or “Brought to you by Speedy Media Converter”, so if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers or your computer is definitely infected and you should take care of it.

There are two most common methods to eliminate malware like Speedy Media Converter – you can do it either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to you which removal method to choose.

If you have no previous experience in removing viruses like Speedy Media Converter we recommend to do it automatically – simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. This way you will be able to eliminate Speedy Media Converter from your computer just in a few moments. One of these applications will also protect your system from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

In case you prefer to perform this removal manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Speedy Media Converter manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to remove Speedy Media Converter manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Speedy Media Converter please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will answer them all.

About Speedy Media Converter adware

Speedy Media Converter is described as useful tool that will allow you to convert various media files very fast. However, it has some major side effects thus you should not trust it.

First of all, Speedy Media Converter will display various advertisements on your web browsers. Those ads can be displayed in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window can be opened on your web browser at any time as well.

The main goal of Speedy Media Converter developers is to make you click on those advertisements (because they get paid for every click you make). For this reason they collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. They adjust those ads according to collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to you this way, so chances that you will click on one of them rise.

Distribution Methods of Speedy Media Converter adware

Speedy Media Converter is traveling the same way as most of other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. So when you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is a chance hat Speedy Media Converter will be installed alongside without even warning you about that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with trustworthy anti-malware application all the time.

Manual removal of Speedy Media Converter

How to remove Speedy Media Converter using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Speedy Media Converter install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Speedy Media Converter . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Speedy Media Converter easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Speedy Media Converter from macOS

Delete Speedy Media Converter from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Speedy Media Converter app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Speedy Media Converter and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Speedy Media Converter, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Speedy Media Converter from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Speedy Media Converter. Click on the trash bin icon next to Speedy Media Converter or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Speedy Media Converter, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Speedy Media Converter from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Speedy Media Converter related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Speedy Media Converter, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Speedy Media Converter from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Speedy Media Converter. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Speedy Media Converter or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Speedy Media Converter from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Speedy Media Converter. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Speedy Media Converter, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal