Remove DragonBoost Adware (Removal Guide)

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The name DragonBoost may sound really cool but it’s actually the name of a virus. This adware-type infection slithers itself on your PC in silence and starts wreaking havoc ASAP. Hence, it gives you plenty of reasons to take action. Don’t waste time. We have never come across a harmless virus and, probably, neither have you. DragonBoost will not boost your PC speed. It will slow down your machine to a crawl, though. Adware-type programs in general are extremely deceptive and irritating. For starters, this pest modifies your browsers behind your back. It adds an extension or a plugin to them without your permission. You see, hackers didn’t develop the virus to take care of your online experience. No, their goal was much more prosaic. By modifying your browsers, this program injects them with ads. Sponsored, potentially harmful ads. What’s even more problematic is that the DragonBoost pop-ups seem perfectly safe. Keep in mind that nothing generated by a parasite could be harmless. It doesn’t work that way and you know it. The infection generates tailored and specific commercials. Those might lead you to practically all sorts of dangerous websites. You are now exposed to malware on a daily basis. Why give the parasite more opportunities to cause you damage? If this pest spends enough time on your machine, it will eventually get out of control. That is why the dubious DragonBoost must be uninstalled right away. This program bombards you with questionable advertisements. Its pop-ups are also very stubborn as well. They cover all websites you visit or, should we say, attempt to visit. Wave your browsing experience goodbye now that this infection is present. It has absolutely nothing beneficial to offer you. You get redirected to unknown websites and your browsers freeze/crash. In addition, your Internet connection may become unstable all of a sudden. What’s much more worrisome is the fact DragonBoost jeopardizes your privacy. Not only does the virus mess with your browser settings but it also steals personal data. That mainly includes browsing history, IP addresses, email addresses, usernames and passwords. The virus could go one step further, though. DragonBoost might manage to steal some personally identifiable information. Aka, your bank account details and online credentials. To prevent some huge privacy issues, get rid of the parasite now. You will not regret it.

How did I get infected with?

Did you install this program on purpose? Most infections use stealth and deceit to travel the Web, Being a classic cyber parasite, DragonBoost follows the classic infiltration methods too. One particularly popular technique is called freeware and shareware bundling. It is just as effective as it sounds. Next time you download bundled programs, pay close attention. There could be a potential intruder hidden in the bundle. Unless you deselect it on time, you end up infecting your own machine. Voila. In order to prevent malware installation, stay away from unverified bundles. More often than not, illegitimate websites also pose a threat to your security. A rule of thumb is to always opt for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. That allows you to spot and deselect any malicious bonus. You neither want nor need such a bonus in your life. Instead of letting a vicious parasite loose, be cautious. Check out the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement) as well. Skipping installation steps may seem like a good idea at the time but it’s actually not. Unless you’re in complete control of the installation process, it could be crooks. Those are the last people who should be in charge so don’t let it. Put your safety first and watch out for infections.

Why is this dangerous?

DragonBoost alters your own browser settings. On your own computer. The parasite might also install additional toolbars and cause an even greater headache that way. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer all fall victims to this infection. They display unsafe and unwanted pop-up ads that you must stay away from. Discounts, coupons, product offers, various deals, etc. All of these are sponsored and extremely unreliable. Cyber criminals use the pay-per-click mechanism to gain effortless revenue online. Hence, you’re becoming a sponsor of hackers just by keeping their virus on board. It goes without saying that crook’s business shouldn’t be tolerated. Every cent hackers gain will be used to create more and more infections. That is how more and more innocent PC users end up in trouble. DragonBoost could generate fake program updates as well. This nuisance must be deleted for good. To do so manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove DragonBoost virus

The DragonBoost infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the DragonBoost infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down DragonBoost in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate DragonBoost startup location

STEP 3: Delete DragonBoost traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down DragonBoost in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate DragonBoost startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean DragonBoost virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean DragonBoost traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the DragonBoost by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by DragonBoost

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for DragonBoost, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove DragonBoost argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove DragonBoost Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.