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
    2016-12-07T23:01:38+00:00

    Thanks that is great but we still need to know how dnsunlocker manages to change registry and IP properties? and how to block such change otherwise it is a matter of time again before machine gets re infected.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-12-05T11:26:29+00:00

    One problem that does not seem to be addressed is that DNS Ulocked ADDS A REGISTRY KEY!!!!

    Here is what I have posted on other sites :-

    My browser got hijacked by DNS Unlocker!

    I am using Win10 with Defender activated and I am careful about what sites I visit, but I still got hit!

    Spybot S & D did not find the ‘Malware’ neither did AdAware.

    Analysis of my system showed that DNS Unlocker had made 2 changes to my system.

    The first change I located was that DNS server addresses had been added to my network adapter TCP/IP settings.

    To get to these settings I navigated to my network adapter then navigated as follows:-

    Properties > Internet Protocol V4 > Properties > Advanced > DNS tab

    Here in the DNS server addresses I found that 82.163.142.7 95.211.158.134 had been added.

    I deleted these addresses and rebooted my PC, all fixed; or so I thought.

    After a while I was again bombarded by DNS Unlocker adds. I checked the TCP/IP settings and there was nothing there.

    I eventually found that a Registry key had been added. See details below:-

    Key Location : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

    Key Name : NameServer

    Key Type : REG_SZ

    Key Value : 82.163.142.7 95.211.158.134

    I deleted the key, rebooted and all is well.

    I hope this helps others.

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