What is SAFER DNS?
SAFER DNS detected as Win.SAFERDNS.EXE.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
SAFER DNS have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
SAFER DNS can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
SAFER DNS is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for SAFER DNS in the Control Panel.
Sometimes SAFER DNS uninstaller does not work.
How SAFER DNS got on your computer?
Usually you got SAFER DNS with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since SAFER DNS manufacturer pays software developers for distributing SAFER DNS within their applications, SAFER DNS is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one SAFER DNS problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
Technical Information:
- Full path on a computer= %PROGRAM FILES%\SAFER DNS\SAFERDNS.EXE
You have 2 ways to remove SAFER DNS:
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "SAFER DNS", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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How to remove SAFER DNS manually:
STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.
You can see SAFER DNS at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.
In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.
STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.
STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to SAFER DNS in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove SAFER DNS virus from running processes
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove SAFER DNS virus from Windows services
Disable the services with random names or contains SAFER DNS in it's name or description.
STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Delete any task related to SAFER DNS. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from SAFER DNS virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove SAFER DNS virus from Windows registry
Find and delete all keys/values contains SAFER DNS.
STEP 7: Remove SAFER DNS from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove SAFER DNS from Internet Explorer.
STEP 9: Remove SAFER DNS from Mozilla Firefox.
STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.
But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.
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