Should I remove Linksicle?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.8.2.0	83.33%
1.8.1.0	4.11%
1.8.0.2	12.56%

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from InfoAtoms, Inc.

Remove Linksicle by InfoAtoms

Linksicle is an unwanted web browser plugin that injects various forms of advertising such as banners, text-links and popups.

From the EULA: "The Plug-In analyzes and records the ways in which you use your computer and the websites you visit so that you can: (i) view definitions, translations, and search results without leaving a webpage by highlighting keywords or phrases; and (ii) receive targeted advertisements in the form of additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, and in-text link advertisements. Each day you will see up to approximately 5 banner ads per page, 4 search ads per page, 4 in text ads per page, and 2 pop-up or pop-under ads.

The Plug-In interacts with your computer by:

- Inserting into web pages or displaying over parts of such web pages’ advertisements, banners, or coupons that would not otherwise appear;
- Converting words on pages you view into hyperlinks that are linked to advertisements;
- Communicating with our servers to determine whether to insert advertising software from our third party Licensors into the web pages you are viewing and, if so, to obtain and inject the software.
- Communicating with our servers to check for new offers, the placement of offers, the date and time you install and uninstall the Plug-In, and whether an updated version of the Plug-In is available;
- Monitoring and recording the domain name of each page you view, the advertisements that appear on these pages, and the advertisements that you click.
- Changing browser settings to optimize Linksicle functionality and performance."

It is distributed through a number of download managers that are known to install adware including Air Software (downloadverse.com), TINY INSTALLER, Extended Setup and JumpyApps (coolzipextractorapp.com) to name a few.

Displayed publisher: Linksicle

URL: www.linksicle.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\linksicle

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Linksicle\Uninstall.exe

Estimated size: 953.84 KB

lssvc.exe
Memory:	7.63 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0004722514%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00017299%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00029926%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	3,443,282	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	590.75 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	596.19 KB	105.02 KB average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program Linksicle, 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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Linksicle.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. 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.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 54% Win Vista 0%

HOW IT RUNS Windows Service? Yes (Installs a service)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 80% Keep it 20%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	97.86%
Iran	0.46%
Germany	0.31%
Canada	0.31%
Saudi Arabia	0.31%
United Kingdom	0.31%
IQ	0.15%
Italy	0.15%
AZ	0.15%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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