DoubleMySpeed.com – Here is what you need to know about the “speed up your PC” claims at the heavily advertised DoubleMySpeed.com website.
The www.DoubleMySpeed.com website claims that cleaning up your registry files can double the speed of your PC, but the site is basically misrepresenting what it’s offering.
The software download turns out to be “CyberDefender” which has a rather poor reputation online and will show you hundreds of supposed “registry errors” that need to be fixed.
The free trial offered by DoubleMySpeed.com is labeled “CyberDefender Registry Cleaner Trial” and appears not to include any anti-virus or anti-spyware capabilities.
To fix any supposed errors, you need to pay to proceed, but there are free programs out there that provide much better ways to truly speed up your PC.
There is no need to pay anything to speed up your PC, let alone buy a product that has so many angry customer reviews posted online.
To really speed up your PC, use these free programs instead:
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- AVG Antivirus
And that’s the latest news on DoubleMySpeed.com.
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September 21st, 2009 at 4:25 am
found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later ..
September 27th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
this is the source ever you can fine for your computer.
September 27th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
OK, I will play Devil’s advocate – I actually got DoubleMySpeed. First, is clearly says everywhere that it is powered by Cyberdefender, a NASDAQ company. i think they get more oversite then a free software company operating out of a backroom somewhere. My experience with DoubleMySpeed was reasonable for the price I paid. It was the first time I ran any kind of software like this after more than 3 years of using my system. it found more then 1000 issues and seemed to fix all of them. Maybe its is buyer defence but I know my system is faster then before using it.
Now not everone will have the same result, and I have tried several free programs only to have to uninstall them when they did very little or I couldnot get any support. So is DoubleMySpeed for everyone – no, but for some and especially those who are not computer geniuses it seems to do something.
JMHO
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 am
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October 23rd, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I clicked and double clicked “START”, nothing happened!!!.
I typed and retyped “www.doublemyspeed.com” and
followed the instructions but could not get pass the
“Start” button. Can you explain why it didn’t work?
Thanks,
Pat Buchanan
October 24th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Can’t get past the start button
October 26th, 2009 at 8:30 am
my computer is very, very slow and I think they installed spy ware on it…not certain
October 26th, 2009 at 8:30 am
need help my computer is slow
October 26th, 2009 at 9:41 am
There is a free program that will clear out all the garbage on your PC.
Download “Anti-Malware” from Malwarebytes.org and run it to remove all the problems.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
My computer is too slow, it sometime show message that your system may be at risk. It sometime double two image. Please I need your help. Thank you.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
i cant find anywhere the price for this product. does anyone know the price?
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:23 pm
ESET NOD32 and Malware Bytes combined will fix almost ANY problem you can encounter online.
November 12th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I guess if u have not (and plenty of people also) ran ANY kind of repair for the last 3 years..just cleaning out your recycle bin will provide some speed. Tweaknow.com has an very free , good program. The 3 program examples in the article are some of the best. Process explorer is very good in listing whats running and how much computer cycles things take up…if a backround (or anything) program is taking up 100%..or even as low as 5%..then u have an issue. Do research on claims..no program is going to actually double your speed and they dont define the speed of what..the cpu (they cant)..the hard drive (cant…but removing years of junk will make it more responsive). Registry scans will always find a few errors. You may think your computer is faster..it will probally be more responsive…they are counting on u thinking its been doubled. Like the article implied..if it dosent include virus/spyware (90% of the computers I fix are slow because of virus/spyware) your missing alot. A fancy commerical is almost always not the best..I prefer some honest guy in a backroom.
November 12th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
TweakNow RegCleaner
November 19th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
My computer is slow and I would like the porn removed
November 19th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Computer slow and remove unwanted porn and spam
November 19th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
how long to get report?
November 19th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
HELP
November 20th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
what do these program cost.
November 25th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
If you want to keep your computer running fast. Run these programs/ use these tips.
- Diskcleanup (included in Windows Xp, Vista, 7)
- Auslogics Disk Defragmenter (Download.com Free)
- A lightweight Anti Virus Program (Rule of thumb, the more it can do, the more memory it will need and slow your computer down. AVG has gotten a lot better. Its lightweight. Kapersky, Norton, McAfee are memory hogs.
- Minimal Applications installed on your computer. Your registry fills up fast and gets fragmented just like your harddive.
- Saving all your files (music, movies, documents etc) & folders to a external harddrive so your defrags don’t take 3 hours long on your internal harddrive for your operating system. Also, if your system crashes from bloatware, spyware, etc, you can reinstall your system with a fresh copy of windows using your backup cd and not have data affected.
- Beware of Freeware, If you install it, your looking for trouble.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
This is in response to J:
I do agree with most of the things you said in your post, but you forgot to mention a good Antivirus that is comparable in performance (in my opinion at least for my systems better) which is Avast, and they do offer a free home edition, which is very effective (caught a lot that McAfee missed). Not all freeware leads to trouble, in fact I have had very good luck with freeware programs such as Malwarebytes Antimalware, ashampoo CD/DVD burning suite, revo uninstaller, and many more. I typically get my freeware from Cnet’s download.com and I read reviews of software I am putting on my system before I do anything. Currently my computer is running Windows 7 Beta (bought the real deal, but haven’t been inclined to change it out yet, laziness) and it is a very smooth running system, other than an issue with media player which I inadvertantly caused by deleting a rather important file needed to run it, that doesn’t seem to want to come back, because I am running the beta. My solution is I just don’t use Windows Media Player… I digress. You just have to be careful with what you install. I would not use any program that comes from a site like finallyfast.com or doublemyspeed.com for the reasons that several others have stated. But malwarebytes has saved my unit on more than one occasion.
December 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Well, my experience after purchase has been really positive. It cleaned up all the things it found, and did it with a clean and informative window. My computer rebooted faster and ran faster afterwards and for me that was worth it and so say what ever you want I am a satisfied customer. I did some research and found a lot of people had positive experiences with cyberdefender as well as some negative one – just like AVG and other virus programs. If I go by you get what you pay for, I paid for a program that cleaned up my computer without a hassle or need to understand why it works, and I got that so I am very happy with the DoubleMySpeed cyberdefender registry cleaner.
December 9th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I just ordered DoubleMySpeed and my computer is much faster than before. Mnay thanks.
Now, when I first installed it I had some confusions so I called the 24/7 hotline number and the gentleman was very nice to me and walked step by step with me. I was glad that he was pleasant and patient with me since I had so many questions.
I recommend this product if you want to really clean it out and have anti-virus.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Derf! Bunch of techtards to even think about using this type of program.
December 14th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I don’t have to worry about any of this, as I use an Apple, and have for years, had a Dell, its rotting in my closet! I feel so bad for all of you guys!
MS
December 16th, 2009 at 10:00 am
will do this because i have avg and i keep it on all day and night time to and do the updates
so let me now e-mail me back
thanks
December 16th, 2009 at 10:02 am
will it hurt my avg if i keep it on all day and i keep it on night time to
and i down load the avg so let me now or e-mail me back
thanks
December 16th, 2009 at 10:20 am
No, AVG is meant to be kept on…
December 19th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Jay knows whats best as well.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
I this comes to inform you that I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH MY COMPTUR. IT IS VERY SLOW .
December 19th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE WITH MY COMPTURE
December 21st, 2009 at 9:27 pm
It’s free, it’s by microsoft. Who don’t trust ms?
It cleans registry, defrags HD, does antivirus and antimalware, gets rid of junk, trojans, worms and more. Use the site get fixed and spread the word.
“http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/cleanup.htm”
December 30th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I want to order doublemyspeed.com
THANKYOU
VALERIE MARKS
December 30th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
I want to get my computer to be faster. help
December 30th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
help me
January 2nd, 2010 at 5:21 pm
Just ran Malwarebytes, and noticed a BIG improvement. Several people I have spoken to have complained that doublemyspeed.com didn’t seem to have any noticeable effect at all.
January 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
my computer is working to slow …
January 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
and i want 2 go faster how can i do it…
January 15th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Can I trust doublemyspeed.com? Will it delete any of the files that I have saved on my computer? Is this really safe?
January 15th, 2010 at 10:33 am
[...] demcrokad's comments look an awful lot like comment #3 in this review: DoubleMySpeed.com [...]
January 24th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
My pc has been running slow Maybe You can help me
January 26th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
I an interested in possibly taking the rotting in the closet Dell off her hands.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:58 am
I would like all that porn to be delete off of my comptur one of my sons friend got on my comptur and now it is mess . ps thank you please help
February 3rd, 2010 at 4:17 pm
First goto Malwarebytes.org and download their Anti-Malware software. There’s a bad bug going around and this stuff is the only thing that’ll fixit
Second goto TweakNow.com and download TweakNow RegCleaner
Third goto your Internet Options in the Control Panel and empty all the old temp files.
Yeah I Know this is basic stuff but most people have no idea
Fouth Run both Malwarebytes and TweakNow not just once, EVERY WEEK
Fifth and most important Learn How to Shut Down Unwanted Processes. It’s too complicated to go into detail here but it’s the best way to speed up the Ol’ PC
February 26th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
I protect my Windows 7 PC using free antivirus and antimalware products and am happy to say that my computer is just as fast, today, as it was when I bought it. I use Avast for my antivirus, and Spybot to do the malware watch. When I see ads for DoubleMySpeed.com or similar, I just cringe, knowing that literally thousands of people are going to PAY somebody to screw up their computer. What I don’t understand is, there are anti-fraud laws available to protect consumers. Why are these criminals allowed to continue to advertise their junkware, tricking the not-so-tech-savvy into throwing their money away?
Stay safe, everybody. Surf informed!
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:15 am
Shame on me for getting conned into the Double My Speed trap… I ran the free trial of CyberSecurity. It reportedly found over 800 registry errors. I paid the $40 for just CyberSecurity. So glad I didn’t get the Antivirus protection and the $15 “hard copy” CD, else I’d be out even more money.
I registered my installation of CyberSecurity and let it clean up the registry on my Windows XP Pro SP3 PC.
Oh S**T! CyberSecurity was overly zealous in removing registry errors, to the point of removing Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Local Users and Groups, Performance Logs and Alerts, and Device Manager, from Computer Management. I ran MMC to see if I could get to the Computer Management Snap-in. What? All but 2 of the dozens of snap-ins are now gone?
What ELSE has CyberSecurity done to my PC?
I’ve backed up my data files and ran the restore CD to get Windows back to normal.
What a piece of crap software CyberSecurity IS !!!
I WILL fight to get my $40 charge taken off of my credit card and cancel future annual updates of this worthless bunch of monkey-created code !!!
March 16th, 2010 at 8:39 am
@46… I mistakenly referred to CyberDefender as “CyberSecurity” in my rant about the horrible program. I stand by my standments. Only positive thing I can say is that when I called to cancel my subscription to CyberDefender, the agent was very polite, closed my account to cancel the yearly-renewal, and sent me $50 in coupons to various stores. Did I come out ahead in my original payment of $40? No, not at all, since I had to reload my PC back to factory-condition. Without these coupons, I’d not likely step foot in those stores.