What is linkme.exe?

linkme.exe is part of Wget and developed by GnuWin32 <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net> according to the linkme.exe version information.

linkme.exe's description is "Wget: retrieve files from the WWW"

linkme.exe is usually located in the 'd:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\mydesktop\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

28 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the linkme.exe file. That's a 49% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D293EC0
AVG	Crypt4.CECR
Avira	TR/Agent.540672.221
AVware	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
Bkav	HW32.Packed.5BF4
DrWeb	Adware.Linkme
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040 (B)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of Win32/Kryptik.DVHF
F-Secure	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
Ikarus	Trojan.Win32.Crypt
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 004ce37d1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 004ce37d1 )
McAfee	RDN/Generic.dx
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Rootkit.hh
Microsoft	VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.API
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
nProtect	Trojan.GenericKD.2703040
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Agent.Tdzh
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OI715
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Zillya	Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.790982

linkme.exe removal instructions

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

   

   

   d:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\application data\mydesktop\linkme.exe

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

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

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