Remove Links. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Links

Type: Adware
Severity scale:Links severity is 24  (24 / 100)
 
Links is an adware program that creates desktop shortcuts pointing to certain Internet resources. Shortcuts are created without asking for user permission. Links regularly contacts a predefined web server to update its configuration settings. The program automatically runs on every Windows startup.


Links properties:
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Links removal:

remover for Links

Links manual removal:

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\linker
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LinkMaker
Delete directories:
C:\Windows\System\wxcache
C:\Windows\System32\wxcache
C:\Winnt\System32\wxcache
Misc:
Links uses files with random names.

Other programs to remove Links:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
• CounterSpy - Review - Download
• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 26/11/05
Information updated: 29/11/05

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