How to get rid of "DNS Unlocker"?

Anonymous
2015-08-26T14:50:57+00:00

Windows Defender can't remove DNS Unlocker Malware although my Windows Defeneder is up to date!! What to do?

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Anonymous
2015-08-28T10:14:04+00:00

I am just copying some other person's solution which worked for me.

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After investigating, I found out that the damn "DNS Unlocker" had modified my DNS settings! After fixing this I was completely good! I have google chrome, so I am unsure if this fix persist to other browsers.

The path to do this follows:

Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings > Right-click your active internet connection (usually Wi-Fi since everyone uses that, unless your using a desktop) and click properties > Now under the Networking tab, scroll down until you find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Highlight that then click on properties > Both options in this windows should be automatic! The first option should be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically" and the second should be set to "Obtain DNS server address automatically!" If your computer belongs to a company or you actually have a custom DNS then this would not apply to you. Once you are finish, click "OK" and close the windows > Now go back into Chrome and reset your settings one more time and boom! It should work just fine.

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Respect to the developers who build these malware!

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Anonymous
2015-08-26T15:30:01+00:00

See this free, multi-step removal guide from Malwaretips.com: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/ads-by-dns-unlocker-removal/

If you do not see the program in Control Panel that you think is responsible for the ads and popups or you cannot uninstall it then move on to steps 2 and 3 (scan with AdwCleaner and Malwarebytes Free). If necessary you can run Hitman Pro (Trial Version) as suggested in step 4.  You may need to reset your browsers (see step 5).

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-06T12:03:01+00:00

    Thks. I have 2 bootable HDD's. I always boot with the same one. The second is there, just in case. As I was infected I booted from the second one, then I connected : same thing.....

    Edit (9th feb): I have 4 internal HDD's.  Zeroeing the first track of the 4 disks did the trick (and of course some restoration after...!!) > OK now.  (just zeroeing the first track of the first/main HDD was not enough)

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T23:48:17+00:00

    same thing here in Belgium: have tried everything including zeroeing the first 62 sectors of the  disk : Nope!!   We clearly need help!

    I have heard that computers infected by this thing have been completely formatted, but the infection has returned soon after Windows has been re-installed. I am not sure how true these stories are, but if they are true then this means DNSUnlocker is more than just a simple malware. It must in fact be a worm or Trojan virus.

    The way it can operate on people's computers without being detected by ANY of the major anti-virus and anti-malware scanners is indeed very worrying. I think we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg with this problem. The worst is yet to come.

    I personally think that some websites are infected and people can inadvertently download this malware through the use of various apps that have vulnerabilities in them that someone has cleverly exploited. But nobody believes me whenever I have said this.

    I have noticed an apparent link with these malware suddenly latching on to some browsers like Chrome on some websites after the user logs in, for example on some online newspapers and some social media sites. Whenever I go on to my local newspaper's website and log in, everything is fine for about five minutes, then suddenly I am inundated by swarms of pop-ups. This keeps up until I log out and clear my browser cache.

    So I strongly suspect that some websites have been infected by this sinister "injection malware" without realizing it. Then it only takes someone to download an infected app, such as a corrupted version of Flash software, for it to mesh with the pop-ups in the browser cache and produce an ad swarm. I firmly believe that once this malware is on a computer it then has the ability to link to other malware and Trojans online to further attempt to seek out weaknesses in PCs and infiltrate them. Most of the experts tell me that "viruses cannot do this". I am not so sure. I was accused of scaremongering when I mentioned this on one forum and the moderator not only deleted my post but also banned me!

    All I know is that I have had very few problems since following the procedure I have already posted on this forum. But I am sure if I re-installed Chrome and Adobe flash, it would not be long before the problems would re-appear. I am quite sure that there must be millions of computers worldwide at present that are infected by this insidious malware. Most people will be blissfully unaware that they are infected, because the world's best anti-virus software cannot detect any problem. Often the first sign is when Norton detects an unusual amount of background traffic when online. It will then ask the PC user if they want to run Power Eraser. You run this and the results are clear. But it isn't long before you get the same message from Norton, telling you there is an unusual amount of background traffic.

    I honestly hope that Microsoft will not delete my message as happened on that other online forum of which I was a member. I am being sincere and not scaremongering or trolling. I firmly believe that this DNSUnlocker is one of the most insidious and widespread threats on the internet today and it needs intense investigation in order to both prevent and eradicate.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-02-05T11:02:40+00:00

    same thing here in Belgium: have tried everything including zeroeing the first 62 sectors of the  disk : Nope!!   We clearly need help!

    edit (09th of feb): see later, problem solved

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