Dounty.com virus - How to remove

Dounty.com virus is a browser hijacker that mainly targets computers located in Brazil, Portugal and other Portuguese speaking countries. It attacks computers that run Windows and takes over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. Some less popular browsers can be affected too. Dounty.com virus replaces your homepage and redirects your search to br.search.yahoo.com. Once inside, it does not allow you to reset your browser settings and takes control of your browsing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot trust the search results by Dounty.com. The program will only try to make you visit sponsored websites and increase their traffic. Despite that the website looks like any other regular search provider, no matter what search query you will enter, it will include a lot of commercial websites in your search results. In addition, you will see tons of ads among your search results which also contain links to sponsored pages. Beware that some of these links can redirect you to possibly compromised websites where you can get your system infected. This is the reason why it is not recommended to use unknown search providers, as they can be closely related to various advertisers and put their profit first than commercial ethics.

A lot of useless search engines are promoted together with free programs that you can download from the Internet. These include free PDF creators, video and music players, download managers, etc. Be more attentive with the installation steps of these programs. Always opt for a Custom or Advanced installation mode and check every step. If you see any already selected options offering to download additional unknown programs or make any changes in your browser settings, make sure you deselect them. Never go through your installation steps “blindly” if you don’t want to end up downloading numerous unwanted applications.

Don’t forget that the goals of most adware, browser hijackers, browser extensions, etc. usually include promoting affiliate links, distributing other potentially unwanted programs or even revealing some of your private information. The creators of such programs make affiliate revenue from your clicks. It doesn’t always mean that these programs will pose risk to your computer, however, it is better to be on a safe side and get rid of them as soon as possible. Below you can find a tutorial how to remove Dounty.com virus manually. Beware that if you are a less experienced computer user, it is better to run a full system scan with a reputable antispyware program and get rid of such programs automatically.

To remove Dounty.com virus, go to Control Panel, Add/Remove programs list and uninstall anything related to this domain from there. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with , or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

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Manual removal of Dounty.com virus

How to remove Dounty.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Dounty.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Dounty.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Dounty.com virus  easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Dounty.com virus from macOS

Delete Dounty.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Dounty.com virus  app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Dounty.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dounty.com virus , reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Dounty.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Dounty.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dounty.com virus , reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Dounty.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dounty.com virus , reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Dounty.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Dounty.com virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dounty.com virus , reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.