Should I remove Linkman Pro?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
47% remove it53% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,483
United States Rank #16,942
Reach 0.0095%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.05 days
296.45 days >
Average installed length: 155.76 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.99 |
3.74% |
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| 8.98 |
6.95% |
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| 8.97.50 |
1.07% |
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| 8.97 |
4.81% |
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| 8.95 |
12.83% |
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| 8.93 |
6.95% |
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| 8.92 |
8.56% |
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| 8.91 |
8.02% |
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| 8.90 |
8.02% |
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| 8.85 |
2.67% |
|
| 8.80 |
16.58% |
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| 8.71 |
4.28% |
|
| 8.70 |
0.53% |
|
| 8.50 |
3.21% |
|
| 8.40.5 |
0.53% |
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| 8.40.4 |
0.53% |
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| 8.40.3 |
0.53% |
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| 8.40.2 |
2.67% |
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| 8.32 |
1.07% |
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| 8.20 |
1.60% |
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| 8.10.2 |
2.14% |
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| 8.0 |
2.67% |
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Linkman Pro
What is Linkman Pro? (from Outertech)
Linkman (short for Link Manager) is a bookmark manager that efficiently organizes large numbers of bookmarks. Linkman integrates with Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers. Support for synchronizing bookmarks between browsers and among computers is also available. With a screenshot tutorial, an ... Read more
Overview
Linkman Pro is a program developed by Outertech. The most used version is 8.80, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. The main program executable is linkman.exe. The software installer includes 18 files and is usually about 6.88 MB (7,212,621 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 59% of users of Linkman Pro come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Loads into the web browser
Program details
URL: www.outertech.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Linkman
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Linkman\Uninstaller.exe"
Estimated size: 6.88 MB
Files installed by Linkman Pro
| Program executable: | linkman.exe |
| Name: | Linkman |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\linkman\linkman.exe |
| MD5: | eb8a921c8280c4fa72831e8cc0598a78 |
Additional files:
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LinkmanCom.dll - Linkman Internet Explorer Toolbar
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uninst-Linkman.exe - Linkman Pro (Linkman Pro Installer)
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LinkmanBrowsers.dll - Linkman (Linkman Browser Library)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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libssl32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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ssleay32.dll
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Uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer Toolbar
- LinkmanCom.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name '&Linkman' with the class of {5C9DCA26-CEC4-4280-A831-D622D4DBF113}.
Startup File (User Run)
- Linkman.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Linkman' and executes as C:\Program Files\Linkman\Linkman.exe.
How do I remove Linkman Pro?
You can uninstall Linkman Pro from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Linkman Pro, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Linkman Pro.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Linkman Pro you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win XP 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 47%
Keep it 53%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.49% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.19% |
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| Windows XP |
4.79% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.27% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
19.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.11% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.95% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.88% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.81% |
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Geography
58.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.68% |
| France |
4.96% |
| United Kingdom |
4.96% |
| Canada |
3.72% |
| Netherlands |
3.31% |
| Germany |
3.31% |
| Sweden |
2.89% |
| Australia |
2.48% |
| Italy |
2.07% |
| Belgium |
1.24% |
| Czech Republic |
1.24% |
| Spain |
1.24% |
| Iran |
1.24% |
| Poland |
1.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.70% |
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| Dell |
21.30% |
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| Acer |
14.81% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.04% |
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| Toshiba |
6.48% |
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| ASUS |
5.56% |
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| Lenovo |
3.70% |
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| Intel |
3.70% |
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| Alienware |
1.85% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.85% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.36% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.68% |
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| Notebook P65_P67RGR... |
1.79% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 9100 |
1.79% |
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| Dell Precision WorkStatio... |
1.79% |
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| GBT NVDAACPI |
1.79% |
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About (from Outertech)
Outertech is a German software development company incorporated in 1999.
Publisher URL: www.outertech.com