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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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-08T10:22:53+00:00

    I had dsn unlocker about 5 months ago.....it did show on installed programs....every time it popped up ads (so darn annoying!) I went into programs and uninstalled....  just look for most recent date because name changes frequently.   I did this for almost two weeks and it finally disappeared.  Showed up a few days ago....but not on installed programs!!  Tried some of the suggested solutions on this site.... to no avail....computer was totally screwed......I was at my wits end.....finally I decided to do a restore as far back as I could......then did complete scan....also had Trojan show up today!!  Now computer seems clean as a whistle and back to normal speed...no pop ups and I am a happy camper!! 

    Only thing I had done differently in last month......updated Java by accident (!!) and also Installed Real Player.....hmmmm??   My advice would be......don't automatically update Java (don't really need it and if you do, install and then turn off when not needed)   and be wary of any new downloads....they often had add ons that you might not notice. Also, be careful with the Adobe stuff!!  automatic updates can be dangerous!!  Hope this is helpful for someone.  Sometimes I find advice on some site more complicated then helpful...I'm not familiar with a lot of the jargon used by all the 'experts' and always seems like a step or two missing from instructions.....I find those types of 'solutions' less than useless.....and most times I figure out a fix.  Good luck!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-15T04:10:15+00:00

    this dns unloacker is this crappy software who is like a hienna, it hijacks the browser and infects it forever it changes skins, topography etc. only if u format ur pc ul get rid of it, and this guides that scamers are posting are just this, the dns unlocker removals are made by dns unlocker, so they infect you then they try to force u to buy the cure, is low lifes usually rusian hackers who can only buy beans this way poor of them but microsft should audit its own answer forums spamed by this tinny week human hackers who cant support temselves....

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-27T18:31:30+00:00

    Only Zemana Antimalware free removed it completely! https://zemana.com/AntiMalwareFree

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