Links-yahoo.com Removal Guide

Links-yahoo.com is an annoying and potentially harmful search engine that we have found mostly spreading in India. This search engine can show up in your browsers as your home page or new tab page after you install a questionable software bundle or get redirected to this search page through clicking on unreliable third-party content. In any case, this is a malware infection that you should not keep on your computer. It is possible that you get exposed to unsafe third-party ads and links by using this search engine. Even the main page could contain unreliable third-party advertisements, not to mention the search results page. Since this may not even be the only malware infection on your system, we suggest that you remove Links-yahoo.com and scan your computer with a reliable malware scanner to identify all other threats as well. Leaving any application on board that might hold the slightest risk could mean increased vulnerability for your virtual security.

As we have already mentioned, there are mainly two ways in which you can let this questionable search engine onto your system. First, it is possible that you click on an unreliable third-party advertisement or a modified search result and get redirected to this search engine page. Second, you install a malicious software package that could bundle a number of malware infections together, including this threat. Both of these scenarios may be encountered after you click on the wrong content. Therefore, it is important for us to tell you a bit more about the possibilities so that you can protect your computer.

When you are exposed to unreliable third-party contents while surfing the web, there could be two main reasons. First, there is a malware infection on your system, such as a browser hijacker and an ad-supported program. These infections are created to display third-party ads to you in your browsers, but these can be exploited by cyber criminals, who can inject their infectious links. This is why you may download a whole pack of malicious software installers when you click on an ad that promised something totally different. Second, you can end up on questionable websites that promote several third-party ads and links. These sites are usually related to file sharing, gambling, online gaming as well as porn. You may not even visit such a page on purpose; however, after running a web search on a free tool to download, you may actually land on one. Since you can easily drop a bundle of threats onto your system, we believe that you should delete Links-yahoo.com first, and then, scan your system for other potentially threats.

This search engine looks shady right away since it shows third-party ads on the main page. Above and below the main search box, you can find potentially risky ads. This is definitely a big red flag for any security-minded computer user and a reason to remove Links-yahoo.com unless you want to cause more serious system security issues. Below the ads you can find a number of categories, such as News, Sport, and Entertainment, which contain links to Yahoo articles.

If you run a web search with this infection, you find yourself on a customized Google results page. However, do not be misled for one second; this page is not trustworthy at all since you land there coming from this search engine. This simply means that the customized search results page may contain unreliable third-party ads and sponsored links, which could be risky to click on. Why? Because you could drop infections onto your machine or open malicious pages in new tabs or new browser windows. Not only is the latter option annoying, but it is also unsafe as you may be scammed to share your credit card details with cyber criminals. If you do not want to find out how this all may end for you, we suggest that you remove Links-yahoo.com right now.

If you want to be sure that this search engine is completely removed, we advise you to reset the affected browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome as well. If you have never done this before, you can use our instructions below as a reference. This whole process should not take more than just a couple of minutes. Of course, not everyone is cut out to perform manual removals, and it is also possible that you will find other threats on board as well. Therefore, we advise you to download and install a reputable anti-malware security tool, such as SpyHunter. This software can protect your computer automatically from any kind of malware infections.

How to remove Links-yahoo.com from browsers

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and choose Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Refresh Firefox.
3. In the confirmation window, press Refresh Firefox.
4. Click Finish.

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and open Internet Options.
2. Select the Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Mark the Delete personal settings checkbox.
4. Press Reset and press Close.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F and select Settings.
2. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
3. Scroll down again and click Reset settings.
4. Click Reset.