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LinkOptimizer malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]AdWare.Win32.LinkOptimiser.c;
[Other]Trojan.Linkoptimizer
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%WINDOWS%]\3.tmp
[%WINDOWS%]\vonye1.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\vonye1.upd

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting LinkOptimizer:

Files:
[%WINDOWS%]\3.tmp
[%WINDOWS%]\vonye1.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\vonye1.upd

Registry Keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\linkoptimizer
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{03179e97-7354-42a2-7164-91104e39d1af}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{12d16b6a-c74c-c201-749f-1edf4eb6e595}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{179b48b2-9eae-5dcd-c6f2-32568074d775}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{4674a95b-999e-2db8-849c-a7cec78dd6ba}\data
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{6ea9ed45-3c7f-0834-10d7-cde8551b0299}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\hsfmm
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks\{6ea9ed45-3c7f-0834-10d7-cde8551b0299}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks\{cfbfae00-17a6-11d0-99cb-00c04fd64497}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{6ea9ed45-3c7f-0834-10d7-cde8551b0299}

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\bdwbb
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\urlsearchhooks

Removing LinkOptimizer:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from LinkOptimizer.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove LinkOptimizer manually.

To completely manually remove LinkOptimizer malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with LinkOptimizer.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the LinkOptimizer process.
2. Delete the original LinkOptimizer file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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