The links.exe file is an executable application process that has been reported by many users as a malicious program associated with the TrojanClicker:Win32/Linbukik.A software, which is a known family of Trojans and viruses. Other users claim that the links.exe process is associated with a malicious variant of the Trojan.Gen program, which is another family of Trojans. As a Trojan, the links.exe process is said to be capable of exploiting vulnerable TCP/IP network ports upon the successful placement and activation of the links.exe file in an unsecure or unprotected Windows-based system. These exploited TCP/IP network ports are then said to be used by the links.exe process to initiate contact with the remote servers of its authors, in order to download more malware items, gather private user data and Internet surfing information from the infected system and its default Web browser and upload these covertly collected details to the Web servers of its authors.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. links.exe. is used by TrojanClicker:Win32/Linbukik.A and Trojan.Gen, If you shut down links.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop links.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is TrojanClicker:Win32/Linbukik.A and Trojan.Gen, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed links.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as TrojanClicker:Win32/Linbukik.A and Trojan.Gen, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if links.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that links.exe, belongs to, in this case TrojanClicker:Win32/Linbukik.A and Trojan.Gen