Tuesday, 25 June 2013

How to uninstall Linkury smartbar virus

The Linkury virus is an adware infection that is installed to firefox, Chrome and IE as Linkury smartbar application. But the problem with this program is firstly it can be installed without your knowledge and secondly it hijacks your browser. The Linkury smartbar malware can display advertisements on infected computer that are usually paid content by third parties, this trick can earn profit for the creators of this virus but it will flood your computer with Spam. It is also believed that Linkury smartbar virus monitors user activities, collects personal information and causes further damages. But unfortunately, you may find yourself unable to uninstall Linkury smartbar virus because it protects its components. Below we,ll guide you how to completely eliminate this malware.
Common Symptoms of Linkury smartbar infection:
This kind of malwares usually change your Homepage, Search provider, Desktop Background.
They can display bunch of unstoppable pop-ups advertisements.
Computer performs slower then usual, browser may crash over and over.
Strange websites are automatically opened on the computer after a frequent interval.
Disabled Folder options, Task manager, Registry editing tools.
Advertisements from stranger companies start to appear out of nowhere.
Unexpected browser behaviors such as URL/link redirects.
Unwanted and unknown Plugin/extension or add-ons attached with browser.
Useless shortcuts on desktop or creepy websites added to favorites/bookmarks without your knowledge.


How to uninstall Linkury smartbar
Remove toolbars, plugins, extensions, add-ons
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users:
Go to TOOLS and then click MANAGE ADD-ON, From there, select Extensions, Toolbars and remove the Linkury smartbar if found. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.


















Google Chrome Users:
Click SETTINGS icon and select SETTINGS, then open Extensions, toolbar, search provider options, remove the Linkury smartbar if listed there. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.
Uninstall from Control Panel
Open CONTROL PANEL, then ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS or “Programs and Features”, now lookup for Linkury smartbar and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete Linkury smartbar manually:
If the malware did not go away after uninstall procedure, try these steps. Please note, the manual removal method is a bit complex and it can go wrong if you perform its tasks incorrectly. It is advised to run an automatic virus removal software for safe and easy solutions. However, if you are good with Manual removal, do the steps below.
Possibly corrupt registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
Delete files:
Open then following folders or search for Linkury smartbar in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
Linkury smartbar virus removal tool
It is always good and safe to use an automatic software to detect and eliminate viruses and malwares.

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