Remove Nav-Links pop-up Ads (Easy Removal)

 

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Nav-links falls under the category of PUP and adware. If you are infected by this potentially unwanted program, every time you open your browser, you will be greeted by a pop-up advertisement “Powered by Nav-links.” Doesn’t that sound great? If you are one of the “lucky” ones affected by this application, browsing the web will never be the same as it was prior to Nav-links. If you are feeling nostalgic and want to get back to that time, and get rid of these pop-ups, the only way to do it, is to delete the program altogether. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck with them for good. Amazing, right? Okay, it’s neither great nor amazing. It’s actually quite horrible, damaging, and annoying. That’s why you should follow experts’ advice and remove this malicious and intrusive application as quickly as possible. You’ll spare yourself a ton of headaches and troubles, and your future self will thank you for it.

How did I get infected with?

Nav-links resorts to the usual antics when it comes to infecting your system. It has an entire array of tricks up its sleeve with which to deceive you into allowing it in without you even realizing it. More often than not, it relies on freeware as it provides possibly the easiest access point. All this malicious application has to do, is hide behind the freeware and wait until you give it the green light. It’s that easy, because, for some reason, users choose to rush through the freeware’s installation process and don’t bother reading the terms and condition. Instead, they just agree to everything in haste and end up paying for it. If you want to get stuck with adware like Nav-links, that’s certainly the way to go. But if you don’t, be more attentive, and you might avoid it.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Nav-links is an ad-supported application, which means there’s a reason behind the incessant bombardment of pop-ups. The ads have one goal, and that is to generate pay-per-click revenue for the third parties behind the program. You are flooded with them because each ad, you are tricked into clicking on, is profit for these people. And for them, that’s all that matters. They don’t care that the ads are highly unreliable, or that they will lead to more malware getting onto your computer. They only care about their malicious purposes. But don’t think that Nav-links only bombards you with pop-up ads, because its repertoire is much more prolific than that. The program slows down your PC’s performance to a crawl and causes frequent system crashes. Not impressed? Well, worst of all, this malevolent application jeopardizes your personal security. Nav-links is designed to start monitoring your browsing activities immediately after infection. It keeps track of every move you make, catalogs it, and then proceeds to send the collected data to the aforementioned individuals. Are you willing to provide unknown wicked people with access to your private information? Don’t take such a risk, and delete Nav-links as soon as you possibly can.

How Can I Remove Nav-links Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Nav-links infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Nav-links from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Nav-links from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Nav-links from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Nav-links from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Nav-links program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Nav-links from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Nav-links Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.