Linkey Project (linkeyproject.com) is an adware program designed by Aztec Media Inc. and gets installed when you download free software programs from portals such as Softonic or Cnet. These websites take the program that you wanted to download and put it into a different installer, which, if you’re not careful, will take advantage of the chance to install a whole bunch of adware programs that you don’t need. In Linkey’s case, it’s not a virus, but it’s quite annoying and potentially dangerous. Every time you try and open a new tab, the tab’s content will be replaced by a page with a whole bunch of links to websites, including well-known ones such as Youtube, Facebook, and Google, as well as lesser-known ones. These links are grouped into categories and Linkey can display whatever it pleases without you having touched a thing. Linkey affects Internet Explorer, as you can see by the screenshot below, but also, of course, Chrome and Firefox.
How to remove Linkey ?
Remove Linkey from Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8)
In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.
- Go to the Control Panel
- Go to Programs and select Uninstall a program
- Search for Linkey and click the Uninstall button
Reset your browser (if necessary)
If after following the above steps Linkey is still present on your computer, you can reset your browser by following the instructions below.
- Open Chrome.
- Click on the Chrome menu button
on the browser toolbar. - Select Settings.
- Scroll down to the end of the page, search for Show advanced settings.
- Scroll down once again to the end of the page and click Reset browser settings button.
- Click Reset once more.
- Open Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button.
- Go over to the Help sub-menu, then select Troubleshooting Information.
- Click on the Repair Firefox button and confirm.
- Firefox will automatically restart.
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Click on the gear icon
, in the upper right part of your browser, then click again on Internet Options.. - Select the tab Advanced and then on the Reset button.
- Enable the checkbox Delete personal Settings and click on the Reset button.
- Restart Internet Explorer.
Remove Linkey with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using AdwCleaner you can very easily eliminate many of these types of applications for a much better user experience on your pc and while browsing the internet.
- Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
Download AdwCleaner - Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
- If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
- Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
- If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
- Reboot your computer.
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