Categories: Adware

How to remove “Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic”?

The Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic virus can do?

  • Executable code extraction
  • Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (1 unique times)
  • Creates RWX memory
  • Reads data out of its own binary image
  • Drops a binary and executes it
  • HTTP traffic contains suspicious features which may be indicative of malware related traffic
  • Performs some HTTP requests

Related domains:

dnsqa-m03.c644a3e76e438794c399ea1ccdb9206b.me

How to determine Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic?


File Info:

crc32: 6A36007Fmd5: d9951e5e9b44d63dac51a3e057d49b1ename: D9951E5E9B44D63DAC51A3E057D49B1E.mlwsha1: 7f5432519da73f47d89d62314f7cadb5d29c6720sha256: 2704a4582c1df4900de50325e10f803fc5d4e8b50827805a0f91e84f467bcf01sha512: a356556730f33e588ca1f83046ff7312c018e0d84044e910dec895499e0ba4e281d0a90447761dc5418f9d4eabe051ede27776f89613552c4dfd87c9fe490aa7ssdeep: 49152:C9cDvGWQu9x6AGVEWiubEynO0QZxEvsWRdeGpf8:MXvuP6DV7iLyn5QZxidF8type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

LegalCopyright: FileVersion: CompanyName: Comments: This installation was built with Inno Setup.ProductName: 4WClLIncjvhD ProductVersion: 1.4 FileDescription: 4WClLIncjvhD Setup Translation: 0x0000 0x04b0

Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic also known as:

K7AntiVirus Adware ( 0054654b1 )
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen7.30595
Cynet Malicious (score: 99)
ALYac Gen:Variant.Johnnie.55244
Cylance Unsafe
Zillya Adware.DNSUnlocker.Win32.3866
Sangfor Worm.Win32.Ainslot.mt
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Alibaba AdWare:Win32/DNSUnlocker.b5c4c67b
K7GW Adware ( 0054654b1 )
Cybereason malicious.e9b44d
Cyren W32/S-bf745b8e!Eldorado
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
ESET-NOD32 multiple detections
APEX Malicious
Avast Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Kaspersky not-a-virus:UDS:AdWare.MSIL.DNSUnlocker.gen
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Bulz.185795
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.CloudGuard.eszpxj
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Bulz.185795
Tencent Msil.Adware.Dnsunlocker.Wtdl
Sophos Generic ML PUA (PUA)
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZemsilF.34236.Sm0@a4JgmBj
VIPRE Adware.MSIL.DNSUnlocker
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R002C0DJU21
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.PUPInstaller.tc
FireEye Gen:Variant.Bulz.185795
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Bulz.185795 (B)
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1124694
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.21E44A0
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C27
Arcabit Trojan.Johnnie.DD7CC
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DNSUnlocker.gen
GData Gen:Variant.Johnnie.55244
McAfee Artemis!D9951E5E9B44
MAX malware (ai score=100)
VBA32 Adware.MSIL.DNSUnlocker
Malwarebytes Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic
Panda Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0DJU21
Yandex PUA.DNSUnlocker!rZjNw4SLoWk
Fortinet Riskware/CloudGuard
AVG Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
Paloalto generic.ml

How to remove Adware.DNSUnlocker.Generic?

  • Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
  • Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
  • Move to quarantine” all items.
  • Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
  • Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
  • Restart your computer.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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