LinkWiz

LinkWiz is an adware-supported Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that makes searching and translating information online easy. When you highlight a portion of text, LinkWiz displays Wikipedia and Bing results in a window that is displayed within the page. Developers of unwanted applications such as LinkWiz utilize various distribution methods that are considered questionable. In the majority of cases, the adware-related extension LinkWiz may be found bundled with other freeware. Such bundles are pay-per-install based and aimed to get distributed to a large number of computers for the benefit of adware creators. LinkWiz is not a virus or harmful to your system, but users are advised to think twice before installation. Unwanted applications that are adware-laced like LinkWiz are also known to collect information related to your online activities and may result in decreased performance of your PC.