DNS Unlocker

[BACCI]

How to remove this crap? Tried many things but it doesn't wanna go, I'm getting really crazy.

[Cathulhu]

Then why are you asking if there are tons of removal guides on the first page of results?
Your PC is infected with adware which has nothing to do with Steam. Steam is just a victim.

[BACCI]

Even after all these guides it's not going away.

[Forcen]

Ask here: https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/forum/7-malware-removal-help/

[顶级搞手]

I find this
http://www.virusresearch.org/remove-dns-unlocker-ads-chrome-firefox-ie/
maybe helpful

[Marshman220]

I found a small and easy fix for it, but it's probably something you don't wanna do? It's called system restore, where you restore your PC to an earlier state or before you think you downloaded the DNS files.

[BACCI]

I solved it guys, I think Malwarebytes killed it. Thank god.

[JMnITup]

I actually have the same problem. I did NOT install anything, haven't even touched this computer for 3-4 days, but somehow yesterday DNSUnlocker got installed, and infested all of my browsers. I have been able to remove it from chrome, IE, and the OS in general, but Steam's Store pages (from the Steam client Store tab - community and personal tabs seem unaffected) all still have it coming up (and it prevents me from clicking anything). I can view the store from an actual browser fine, but can't make it go away in Steam. I flushed steam files (steam://flushcache), and tried every other thing I could imagine (reload doesn't work)... I'm THINKING there is just a cached template file or something that keeps loading that I can't force-refresh... all I know for sure is this is amazingly annoying (not Steam's fault, but now it is ONLY affecting my Steam experience, oddly).

[BACCI]

Publicado originalmente por JMnITup:

I actually have the same problem. I did NOT install anything, haven't even touched this computer for 3-4 days, but somehow yesterday DNSUnlocker got installed, and infested all of my browsers. I have been able to remove it from chrome, IE, and the OS in general, but Steam's Store pages (from the Steam client Store tab - community and personal tabs seem unaffected) all still have it coming up (and it prevents me from clicking anything). I can view the store from an actual browser fine, but can't make it go away in Steam. I flushed steam files (steam://flushcache), and tried every other thing I could imagine (reload doesn't work)... I'm THINKING there is just a cached template file or something that keeps loading that I can't force-refresh... all I know for sure is this is amazingly annoying (not Steam's fault, but now it is ONLY affecting my Steam experience, oddly).

You tried using Malwarebytes?

[Lumix .]

Publicado originalmente por JMnITup:

I actually have the same problem. I did NOT install anything, haven't even touched this computer for 3-4 days, but somehow yesterday DNSUnlocker got installed, and infested all of my browsers. I have been able to remove it from chrome, IE, and the OS in general, but Steam's Store pages (from the Steam client Store tab - community and personal tabs seem unaffected) all still have it coming up (and it prevents me from clicking anything). I can view the store from an actual browser fine, but can't make it go away in Steam. I flushed steam files (steam://flushcache), and tried every other thing I could imagine (reload doesn't work)... I'm THINKING there is just a cached template file or something that keeps loading that I can't force-refresh... all I know for sure is this is amazingly annoying (not Steam's fault, but now it is ONLY affecting my Steam experience, oddly).

I'm experiencing the exact same thing, my laptop which i barely use compared to my desktop, got infected from nowhere and start to make me crazy, especially since i install W10. I finally manage to remove it from Chrome, IE, Edge, and Firefox, but doesn't want to go away in Steam itself, i though it uses like IE "system" to load those pages, but it doesn't. So yea it must be some remaining files in some "temp" folder or something, even after ccleaner and malewarebytes it won't go away.

Looking foward to hear from my jesus of my story

[TheWeeeeg!]

Had the same problem a few minutes ago, but Malwaerbytes killed it :) But i think you can find this helpfull http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-7-hosts-file/

[BeruNourS]

Same pb, delete this folder C:\Users\...your name...\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache
It's works for me.

[JMnITup]

Publicado originalmente por BeruNourS:

Same pb, delete this folder C:\Users\...your name...\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache
It's works for me.

No, Malwarebytes did not clear it up for me (it did help identify all the source and related files, it just didn't get it out of Steam for me). However, the above note did. As I thought, the HTML from infected times just got cached, and I was trying to figure out how to force a refresh or clear that cache... this did exactly that, and now all is good. Thanks!

There SHOULD be a way to do this via the interface, though, or possibly just some easier to find details on where this cache is located so that in the future anyone with similar issues might get a quicker answer, but I'm much happier now.

Well, I'm more unhappy about the world-state in general with software like that able to get on my system, when I'm extremely careful AND am a security semi-expert (I do white hat security audits) and it was STILL able to get in... and was hard to get rid of... I do applaud them for ingenuity in creating it, but in all other ways I am cursing them!

Anyway, thanks! I was too lazy to start digging into the many places this might have been hidden. :) I guess this was a pretty standard one, I should have just looked, but... ... lazy.

[Seanleaveshispalstodie]

This issue is affecting only my Steam now as well. Reverted from Windows 10 to Windows 7 because there is 0 information on how to get rid of DNS Unlocker on Edge and for some reason my IE on W7 is fine. Steam is basically unusable though due to all the stupid hyperlinks. I have run Malwarebytes, bought Spy Hunter 4 and run the full scans (both of which got rid of tons of other things), and specifically scanned Steam with MS Security Essentials, nothing is getting rid of the issue on Steam.

The HTML page trick worked, dajhsfhbdjksahbfgjkhbasdhjkb!!!!!! Thank you, that was my happiness unleashed :D

[Lazurah]

Publicado originalmente por BeruNourS:

Same pb, delete this folder C:\Users\...your name...\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache
It's works for me.

Thanks, man! I was getting prepared to wipe my computer and reinstall windows, but deleting that folder worked.

I was able to remove it from my web browsers and computer pretty easily (deleting history, running scans, etc.), but it kept coming up in Steam. Was super frustrating.

[Clive]

Publicado originalmente por BeruNourS:

Same pb, delete this folder C:\Users\...your name...\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache
It's works for me.

Yeah, well spotted m8, I was getting a bit fed up with hearing those stupid DNSUnlocker adverts.

A much more useful and mature response than that of Cathulhu (Mr.SmartArse)

Thanks BeruNourS

Clive