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).

Good luck…

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-18T13:09:18+00:00

    Hear it is 4-18-2016 and the DNS Unlocker has not come up on any ads, messages, web sites or in the bowels of my computer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T22:25:25+00:00

    what i found help me with this , when I was going to network solituon Networking tab, scroll down until you find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)  I would click on that but there was no option to change the dns settings , it would say some like drivers not installed or could not access , in the end I went removed programs and I removed the realtek ethernet (which i think was hijacked or changed some how by dns unlocker )and rebooted the machine and then tried going back to internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and this time I could change the DNS settings this time . also was using norton which would block the data from the dnsunlocker but could not remove , but after i removed the reltek drivers using remove program  could then change the tcp dns settings and also you used virus scanner  afterwards ,maybe if you can download the realtek driver before you try this just in case but  this helped me out  also im using windows 8.1

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