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Remove SpeedBlaster Adware
About SpeedBlaster
SpeedBlaster is a program offered for download and sold by a company called TotalVelocity. SpeedBlaster is supposed to speed up your internet connection by changing the various MTU, RWIN, and other settings in Windows to optimize your internet connection.
The Terms of Service agreements of SpeedBlaster states that:
"By using the Software, you may be exposed to contaminated files, computer viruses, eavesdropping, harassment, electronic trespassing, hacking and other harmful acts or consequences that might lead to unauthorized invasion of privacy, loss of data and other damages. Furthermore, by installing the Software on your computer, you understand that: (i) certain system non-personally identifiable information, including statistical data, stored on your computer will be made available and transmittable to Total Velocity servers or the servers of affiliated companies of Total Velocity; (ii) other information available now or in the future including links, services, messages advertisements, cookies and the like may be installed on your computer and; (iii) Total Velocity may automatically transmit to and install on your computer, Software improvements, corrections, adaptations, conversions to more recent Software versions or any other changes to the Software, with or without giving notice."
How to Remove SpeedBlaster?
Remove this spyware using PestPatrol
SpeedBlaster is easily removed following these instructions:
1) Restart your computer in Safe Mode by pressing F8 when the computer is first booting up and choosing Safe Mode from the Startup Menu
2) Once in Safe Mode, Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel
3) Click on Add/Remove Programs
4) Find the following programs and Choose Add/Remove to uninstall them.
Speedblaster
TV T-Media Display (TVTMD.exe in Windows directory)
5) Reboot your computer in normal mode
Remove other programs: