Remove Lnksr.com Popup Manually

Does Lnksr.com keep popping up whenever you launch the web browser? What can you do if various antivirus programs have no effect on stopping Lnksr.com? How dangerous would it be if you just let it stay in the computer? Is there an reliable way to get rid of it thoroughly? Please read this post which shows you the information about Lnksr.com and the related manual removal guide.

Lnksr.com Popup Instruction:

Lnksr.com is a notorious browser redirect which can cause annoying browser issues and threat your private information. You may get it by visiting insalubrious websites, opening spam email attachments or downloading some nasty applications. Lnksr.com is able to affect all kinds of browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Once installed, Lnksr.com can completely take over your browser. It changes your default homepage by modifying browser settings, DNS settings and HOST files. It keeps redirecting you to its own website and some other weird websites promoting unreliable advertisements from which the developer of Lnksr.com can earn money or websites containing dangerous Trojans and malware. Furthermore, it will constantly interrupt your work on the computer by countless popups. You will find that your computer runs very slow and then a complete computer crash will happen if you don’t remove it as soon as possible. In addition, it may implant spyware and keylogger in the computer, which facilitates the cyber criminals to record your online behaviors. We kindly suggest this redirect should be completely removed as quickly as possible before more damages and losses.

So far there is no antivirus program which can remove Lnksr.com redirect for it can modify important system files allowing it to hide deep in the system. Moreover, it contains a rootkit component which is to conceal its presence and disable various legitimate antivirus programs. Therefore, manual removal is the best choice to get rid of it.

The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you’re not sure and are afraid of making any critical mistakes during the process, please live chat with YooCare Expert now.

Screen Shot of This Redirect:

Lnksr.com Popup

Manual Removal Guides:

Lnksr.com Popup is a browser hijacker which will change the homepage and browser settings, and redirect your web search results to random sites containing lots of illegal advertisements, even Trojan, rootkit or other malware virus. Sometimes the antivirus software cannot identify the computer threat accurately and timely or remove it permanently. Therefore, manual removal is the best choice to uninstall it completely from your computer. Users can follow the manual guide here to have this virus removed instantly.

1. Show hidden files

(1). Click on the Start button and then on Control Panel

(2). Click on the Appearance and Personalization link

(3). Click on the Folder Options link

(4). Click on the View tab in the Folder Options window

(5). Choose the Show hidden files, folders, and drives under the Hidden files and folders category

(6). Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options window.

2. Delete virus files

(1). Delete the related registry entries through Registry Edit

Guides to open registry editor: Click “Start” menu, hit “Run”, then type “regedit”, click “OK”

While the Registry Editor is open, search and delete the following registry entries listed below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” =Random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

(2). Find out and remove the associated files of this redirect.

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Random “.exe”

Video Shows You How to Safely Modify Windows Registry Editor:

In summary, Lnksr.com is reported to be a browser hijacker that can cause annoying redirection and harasses computer users worldwide. Lnksr.com can slow down the computer performance which means it will take a longer time for a program in the computer to respond. Besides, you are prevented from reaching the desired web pages when you are surfing the Internet because Lnksr.com will always redirect you to its own domain to increase its visiting traffics or some other websites containing a large number of unreliable advertisements and even high risky viruses. Thus, to protect your computer and important information in the computer, you shall remove Lnksr.com timely.

If you have no idea of how to do that, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.

Published by on June 13, 2013 8:13 am, last updated on June 13, 2013 8:13 am

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