Dounty.com Removal Guide - How to remove the Dounty.com?

What is Dounty.com virus ?

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.