What is Click&Clean.lnk?

Click&Clean.lnk is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\user pinned\implicitappshortcuts\aeea6001c9fdcab9\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Click&Clean.lnk.

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Vendor and version information [?]

Click&Clean.lnk does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

Click&Clean.lnk is not signed.

VirusTotal report

2 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Click&Clean.lnk file. That's a 4% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.WinLNK.StartPage.gena
Sophos Mal/HiBrowLnk-A
2 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the Click&Clean.lnk file.

Click&Clean.lnk removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Click&Clean.lnk with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Click&Clean.lnk file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Click&Clean.lnk has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Click&Clean.lnk in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Click&Clean.lnk file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Click&Clean.lnk in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..citappshortcuts\aeea6001c9fdcab9\Click&Clean.lnk
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Click&Clean.lnk file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Click&Clean.lnk still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Click&Clean.lnk is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Click&Clean.lnk still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Click&Clean.lnk no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54d21fb9caec65d9ed77419100c28ceaa
SHA256b0d6472cec1732f6202f6870509ec3f04d76ab7622ac519de1d9df04bb1e9a90

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