Directweblinks.com

Directweblinks.com contains a download link, which is meant to lead users to a Web browser extension, which can enhance their Web browsing experience by giving them a list of popular Web pages they might want to pay a visit to on a regular basis. However, the download link seems to be inactive so that it is impossible to install the 'Direct Web Links' extension from there. While the only feature of this add-on might seem useful, researchers report that the installation of Direct Web Links also may bring unwanted changes to the browser's configuration. The changes in question are not harmful, but most users are unlikely to enjoy them since it replaces their default new tab page with Directlinks.com/?p=main. This page hosts a search engine, which is affiliated to Direct Web Links, and it is meant to serve as a Web searching tool, as well as to provide visitors with a collection of bookmarks that can take them to popular Web destinations.

The peculiar thing is that the search feature allows the user to select quickly, which search engine they want to be redirected to. The engine selected by default is Alltheinternet.com, a page that appears to be safe to use. Regardless of this, we advise our readers to keep their PCs free of software that asks them to authorize it to tamper with their Web browser's configuration.

While Directweblinks.com is not harmful, you should keep in mind that its owners may change the state of the site at any point in time. Furthermore, the Direct Web Links extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and that's why some users might see that their anti-virus software offers to remove Direct Web Links. If you'd like to uninstall Direct Web Links and revert the changes it made, then you should know that this task also can be carried out manually by using your browser's add-on manager to uninstall the software in question.