What is chrome.exe.lnk?

chrome.exe.lnk is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\roaming\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\user pinned\startmenu\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected chrome.exe.lnk.

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VirusTotal report

3 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chrome.exe.lnk file. That's a 5% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Kaspersky	HEUR:Trojan.WinLNK.StartPage.gena
Microsoft	BrowserModifier:Win32/SupTab!blnk
Sophos	Mal/HiBrowLnk-A

chrome.exe.lnk removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove chrome.exe.lnk with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the chrome.exe.lnk file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that chrome.exe.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate chrome.exe.lnk in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the chrome.exe.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 chrome.exe.lnk in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\ro..uick launch\user pinned\startmenu\chrome.exe.lnk

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the chrome.exe.lnk file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If chrome.exe.lnk still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If chrome.exe.lnk is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If chrome.exe.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 chrome.exe.lnk no longer appear in the scan result.

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