What is DNS.exe?

DNS.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\n48o7xq9\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

32 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the DNS.exe file. That's a 68% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Win-PUP/Helper.BasicSeek.1042944
AntiVir	ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Avast	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG	OneStepSearcher.AZ
CAT-QuickHeal	TrojanDropper.Agent.herz
ClamAV	Win.Adware.OneStep-58
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	Adware.OneStep.1211
eSafe	Win32.Trojan
F-Prot	W32/Dropper.gen8!Maximus
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent
Jiangmin	TrojanDropper.Agent.bzvc
K7AntiVirus	Trojan
K7GW	Riskware
Kaspersky	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.herz
Kingsoft	Win32.Malware.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	Trojan.Dropper
McAfee	generic!bg.hik
McAfee-GW-Edition	generic!bg.hik
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.OneStep.bbfkxe
Norman	Troj_Generic.FGNYL
nProtect	Trojan-Dropper/W32.Agent.1042944.B
Panda	Trj/OCJ.A
PCTools	Trojan.Dropper
Sophos	Zwangi
Symantec	Trojan.Dropper
TheHacker	Trojan/Dropper.Agent.herz
TrendMicro	ADW_ZWANGI
TrendMicro-HouseCall	ADW_ZWANGI
VBA32	TrojanDropper.Agent
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Encpk.agsb (v)
ViRobot	Dropper.A.Agent.1042944

DNS.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove DNS.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the DNS.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that DNS.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate DNS.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the DNS.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 DNS.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\lo..rary internet files\content.ie5\n48o7xq9\DNS.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the DNS.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If DNS.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If DNS.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If DNS.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 DNS.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Filename variants

DNS.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

• DNS[1].exe

Folder name variants

DNS.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\n48o7xq9\. The most common variants are listed below:

• c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\

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