Linkey Project or Linkeyproject.com
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| Popularity Rank: | 3,726 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 100,802 |
| First Seen: | December 30, 2013 |
| Last Seen: | October 28, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Linkey Project or Linkeyproject.com Image
Linkey Project is a Potentially Unwanted Program, that is characterized as a browser hijacker. Typically, PUPs associated with Linkey Project may enter a computer by been bundled with low-grade freeware that is downloaded from questionable Websites. In general, PUPs associated with Linkey Project may affect the most commonly used Web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Linkey Project is marketed as a Web browser add-on that supposedly helps computer users gain access to the most common Websites directly from their homepage and Web browser toolbar. However, despite these claims, PUPs associated with Linkey Project are not really designed to help computer users, offer useful services or provide any kind of useful content. Rather, the main purpose of all content associated with Linkey Project is to generate advertising revenue by subjecting them to advertisements, marketing material and other types of sponsored content. All content associated with Linkey Project should be erased summarily with the cooperation of a strong, reliable security program that is fully up-to-date.
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The RealProject of Linkey Project is to Expose PC Users to Advertisements
Linkey Project is associated with PUPs developed by Aztec Media Inc. These PUPs are considered as adware, or PUPs specifically designed to deliver advertisements to affected Web browsers or expose computer users to various types of sponsored material. The main purpose of Linkey Project and content associated with this URL is to generate revenue at the expense of computer users. It is important to note that Linkeyproject.com and PUPs associated with this URL are not precisely threatening, but are considered as potentially unwanted. This typically means that they present threat-like symptoms, although are not as risky or destructive as to be considered harmful. Linkey Project may be associated with various symptoms, including the following:
- Linkey Project may be linked to Web browser redirects.
- Linkey Project may be also associated with irritating pop-up windows and messages on affected Web browsers.
- Linkey Project may be linked to content that can compromise your computer.
- Linkey Project may be linked to performance issues on affected Web browsers.
Aliases
8 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
| Antivirus Vendor | Detection |
|---|---|
| Fortinet | Riskware/SearchSuite |
| GData | Win64.Application.AztecSystemk.C |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Sophos | SearchSuite |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e |
| Symantec | Trojan.Semnager |
| McAfee | Artemis!74319F4311C7 |
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Linkey Project or Linkeyproject.com
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ietlb.dll | ba7fab33a15fb726c78a68fdcd3ae04e | 3,953 |
| 2. | A0050032.dll | 4a383b30952061dac5816f2bc5130c1f | 3,786 |
| 3. | Win_update.exe | f0977316467747fa4a7dc4f424a04e98 | 3,745 |
| 4. | A0050031.dll | 6492146057ab791f5be4ac95fd3f5105 | 3,023 |
| 5. | ietlb64.dll | 74319f4311c76309b4f21eb83de6653d | 824 |
| 6. | iedll64.dll.vir | 839e1959658d305d31d900c98a39ef84 | 90 |
| 7. | msilnk.exe | 4dd3575b48158a7d9287d43497ae431d | 69 |
| 8. | msilnk64.exe | f1f215ac8884b24fda0008122def95c7 | 63 |
| 9. | iedll.dll.vir | dac57190e07c3ad9d0969086830e5416 | 54 |
| 10. | ietlbl64.exe | a6cf254eefe312e8ae01f3543c7537e0 | 3 |
| 11. | LinkeySetup-r0-n-bc.exe | f7ef8bf908b51f10187f3c858d81dc3a | 2 |
| 12. | iedll64.dll | 37708438975303e89a6fd4e8bc948240 | 1 |
| 13. | iedll64.dll | 47a3cd4b33bc2a76f300fe21bfcc290f | 1 |
| 14. | iedll.dll | 6b81e1a9b2972022dc618472ba817461 | 1 |
| 15. | iedll.dll | b9a7cb567b034662f527e4a8a9d52783 | 1 |
| 16. | iedll64.dll | 0248eed29b01a9a393dd734902656676 | 1 |
| 17. | ietlbl.exe | 6af80657cde9535ca945a0eda943eb2c | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
Linkey Project or Linkeyproject.com may create the following directory or directories:
| %LOCALAPPDATA%\Linkey |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Linkey |
| %PROGRAMFILES%\LinkeyDeals |
| %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Linkey |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\LinkeyDeals |
| %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Linkey |
