Remove "BIG LINKER" virus (Removal Guide)

How to remove BIG LINKER from Windows?

How do you get BIG LINKER?

Most of the time you will get BIG LINKER via installing or using other software.
It happens, and most of the time it can be quite time-consuming to get rid of it.
BIG LINKER can also come with unwanted ads and other issues that you may want to avoid.
It is not the simplest thing to get rid of, but it does work well, and it can bring you lots of efficiency.

Is it necessary to remove BIG LINKER?

It all comes down to whether you need it or not.
Some people may found it useful. But most people want to remove BIG LINKER as soon as possible!

So, most of the time, BIG LINKER is an unnecessary tool for a lot of computer users.
And yes, if you do not plan to purchase the app, the free version will not help in any way.
It does not come with any real value, which is the type of thing that you want to avoid in such a situation.

You have 2 ways to remove BIG LINKER:

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

1. You know only one virus name: "BIG LINKER", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
   The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
5. UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

Here’s how to remove BIG LINKER virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove BIG LINKER virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove BIG LINKER redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove BIG LINKER manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

You can see BIG LINKER or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to BIG LINKER in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove BIG LINKER virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove BIG LINKER virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains BIG LINKER in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.

Delete any task related to BIG LINKER. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from BIG LINKER virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove BIG LINKER virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains BIG LINKER.

STEP 7: Remove BIG LINKER from Google Chrome.

STEP 8: Remove BIG LINKER from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove BIG LINKER from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.