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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Remove Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com Completely

Every few hours (a couple times a day) one of my tabs open will navigate to unwanted page. The tab that navigates itself has varied from different pages of legitimate sites. This has been happening for 3 or 4 days.

Started wtih >>  www.dowenxkde.com
for the past day >>  www.dowentakeg.com

How can I get rid of this two redirects? Thanks for your help.

Description of Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com 


Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com are the malicious browser extension which can be classified as an adware. This adware may be caused by potentially unwanted program (PUP) on the computer. Once the computer is infected with Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com, they are capable to change the browser setting and replace the default homepage and new tab. When you open the browser on Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer, Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com will pop up to hijack your browser automatically without your permission.


Once the browser is opened, Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com will redirect you to their own domains constantly. The pop-up message will state that:

You are currently browsing the web with Google Chrome and your Video Player might be outdated. 
It is recommended that you update your video player to the fastest version available. 
Please update to continue.

However, this is a false message which is created by the cyber criminals to make profits. If you download the application, the criminals can get pay-per-install revenue. And the application has been detected by the antivirus programs as malware. It is suggested to remove Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com as soon as possible. And  it is highly recommended to scan your computer with a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter to find out other threats and remove them.

Solutions to remove Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com   


Solution 1: Manually remove Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com 


Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to pull up Window Task Manager and end suspicious processes:


Step 2: Disable any suspicious startup items

Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu→type msconfig in the search bar → open System Configuration →Disable all possible startup items generated.





Step 3: Reset your browser setting


IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.


Step 3:  Remove files of Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com like the pictures showed:




Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Safari.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.exe" http://www.<random>.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\SEAMONKEY.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe http://www.<random>.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Search_URL" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter



SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.


Step 2: Save the file onto your computer and click on the Run button to install it.



Step 3: After finishing the installation processes,  scan your computer to find out potential threats.


Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.



Guide to download RegCure Pro to optimize PC 


If you are still worried about the left over of Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro.

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.




Step 2.  Select "Yes" to download and install RegCure Pro.

 

Step 3. Click "Next" to continue.


Step 4. RegCure Pro will open automatically on your screen.

RegCure Pro

 Step 5. RegCure Pro is scanning your PC for error.

 RegCure Pro2

Step 6. After scanning, choose the issues you want to fix. 

 

Note: Manual removal Www.dowentakeg.com and Www.dowenxkde.com is a huge process and a risky method to cause irreversible man-made damage to your computer. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. You can download and Install Spyhunter to detect and remove viruses. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you clean up unwanted registry entries and files to optimize the computer.

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