What is dnswindermere.exe?

dnswindermere.exe's description is " " according to the dnswindermere.exe version information.

dnswindermere.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\DNS Unlocker\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected dnswindermere.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on dnswindermere.exe:

PropertyValue
File description
Internal nameastro.exe
Original filenameastro.exe
CommentsWindows Client @@CHANGEIT@@
Legal copyrightCopyright ©2015 .
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

File description
Internal nameastro.exe
Original filenameastro.exe
CommentsWindows Client @@CHANGEIT@@ ..
Legal copyrightCopyright ©2015 .
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

dnswindermere.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

30 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the dnswindermere.exe file. That's a 56% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.Agent.QGC
AegisLab Variant.Adware.CloudScout
Agnitum PUA.CloudGuard!
ALYac Adware.Agent.QGC
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Adware.Agent.QGC
Avast Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Downloader.AHEZ
Avira ADWARE/CloudGuard.538112.4
Baidu-International Adware.MSIL.CloudGuard.B
BitDefender Adware.Agent.QGC
Emsisoft Adware.Agent.QGC (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.CloudGuard.B
F-Secure Adware.Agent.QGC
Fortinet Adware/CloudGuard
GData Adware.Agent.QGC
Ikarus AdWare.MSIL.Cloudguard
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004db37b1 )
K7GW Adware ( 004db37b1 )
Malwarebytes Adware.CloudGuard
McAfee Artemis!EC9CB2805CDC
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.hh
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Agent.QGC
nProtect Adware.Agent.QGC
Qihoo-360 Win32/Virus.Adware.4d0
Sophos Generic PUA EB (PUA)
Symantec SAPE.Heur.DA4C7
Tencent Msil.Adware.Cloudguard.Anfw
VIPRE MSIL.Adware.CloudGuard
ViRobot Adware.Cloudguard.538112.F[h]
30 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the dnswindermere.exe file.

dnswindermere.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove dnswindermere.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the dnswindermere.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that dnswindermere.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate dnswindermere.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the dnswindermere.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate dnswindermere.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\DNS Unlocker\dnswindermere.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the dnswindermere.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If dnswindermere.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If dnswindermere.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If dnswindermere.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that dnswindermere.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ec9cb2805cdcabdf9e98db8d092ffb62
SHA2562a3c5615b8d41b1a9c2f97a543aa025060f2d0cc54c45dacf3344c4fde576b5e

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to dnswindermere.exe:

dnswindermere.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

dnswindermere.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

has stopped working.

End Program - dnswindermere.exe. This program is not responding.

dnswindermere.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

dnswindermere.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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