Google searches are giving conflicting info on this adware. Some sources say it is installed only on various sites to generate advertising dollars. Others say Infolinks has a component that infects PCs. Anyone know for sure which is true?
Eons ago, Wilders had a forum for infections. https://www.wilderssecurity.com/forums/adware-spyware-hijack-cleaning.26/ You may get some info from one of our knowledgeable members... but maybe not. You may want go to the forums of your AV or MBAM if you have that or there are forums 'out there' for infections and removal. Good Luck.
Uitlander, Infolinks is a form of in-text advertising, and you can read more about this subject here: About In-text advertising: In-Text Ads - Text Enhanced Ads. For anyone plagued with Infolinks, review: Remove InfoLinks popup ads (Virus Removal Guide)
Many thanks for this link! Others may see it as information overload (36 pages to print), but I relish this stuff. That said, the 'In-text advertising' part does does not jibe with my experience of Infolinks. I figured out: "The double-underlined word is actually a keyword embedded within text of a web page. The keyword is intended to provide consumers with information that is related to what they are reading. When hovering your mouse over this keyword, a pop up ad is displayed with a preview of the ad the text links to." that trick over a year ago, and fanatically avoid letting the cursor anywhere near those words. The Infolinks popunders come when I move from page to page. For example, at MajorGeeks I periodically sift through their software offerings, and every time I click on a software title and the page changes, here comes the popunder. Anyway, all the other info looks wonderful, and I will definitely study it closely.
