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Internet Speed Monitor is a really irritating type of malware that assails your computer with pop-up ads as you are in the process of browsing the internet. Internet Speed Monitor gets installed onto your computer without your knowledge or consent.

What makes Internet Speed Monitor an especial nuisance is that uninstalling it from Add/Remove Programs in your control panel is only a temporary solution. Internet Speed monitor has the ability to regenerate itself if its files are not completely removed from all hidden locations on your computer. These files install into your systems registry and must be removed. Beware that deleting files from your registry can be risky business for the novice. If you delete the wrong file, you could lose data or otherwise harm your computer.

How to Detect and Remove Internet Speed Monitor

Run your anti-spyware software to safely and easily remove Internet Speed Monitor from your computer. Now is the perfect time to get anti-spyware software if you don't already have it. Anti-spyware software abounds and there are plenty of free options on the internet. To protect your computer against future threats, look for quality anti-spyware software. Doing an initial scan of your computer will detect any spyware that currently exists and it will be removed.

Optimizing your Anti-Spyware program

There are several things you need to do to make sure that your anti-spyware software is up to date and protecting you against all the latest threats.

* Download updates regularly. Anti-spyware programs are constantly updating their software to protect you from the latest threats. You will not have this protection if you dont update your software regularly. You should download updates at least once a week.

* You need to immunize your browswer against current threats. This function exists in Spybot to use methods already existing in your browser that will protect your PC from spyware.

* Regularly scan your computer. If you haven't been downloading updates on a regular bases, there's a good chance your've got spyware on your computer. As an added measure, your should scan your computer weekly to remove any Spyware that has gotten onto your computer.

You should make it a habit to open your software once a week and go through the steps outlined above. This will not only keep your computer clean from threats like Internet Speed Monitor but it will also optimize your internet speed by removing all the unwanted spyware programs on your computer that significantly slow you down.