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GeoSmartDNS service is supposed to let you view content that is unacceptable at your geographic location. Unfortunately, these promises are false. GeoSmartDNS does not provide such services. It provides only adverts. Security experts have categorized the apps as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). Despite the name of the category, there is nothing potential in your situation. You don’t want this utility for sure. The PUP is an aggressive ad-generating parasite. It slips into your computer unnoticed and wreaks total havoc. Following a successful infiltration, the PUP takes control of your web browsing. It injects various ads on every website you open. It also loads shady websites and opens pop-ups. The PUP ruins your browsing experience. It even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. It interferes with your every online action. Do not put up with this parasite. The more time you grant it on board, the worse your situation becomes. The GeoSmartDNS PUP gets more aggressive with each passing day. It tends to get out of control. The PUP is extremely annoying now, can you imagine how irritating it may become? Long story short, at one point, your browser will not be able to load any website correctly. It will freeze and crash frequently. Do not wait for this scenario to unfold. You won’t like the consequences. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the parasite. The sooner you clean your computer, the better!
How did I get infected with GeoSmartDNS?
The GeoSmartDNS hijacker uses countless distribution methods. It might have infected your browser through a fake update. It could have also been hidden in a software bundle. Torrents, spam emails, corrupted links, you know the schemes. Yet, did you know that all these methods rely on your cooperation? It was you the one who installed the parasite. No hijacker can infect your computer without your approval. No permission, no admission. So, why did you allow this installation? Because you were too naive! Learn your lesson. The GeoSmartDNS hijacker tricked you once. Do not let other parasites trick you ever again. Be cautious and vigilant. Especially when you install new programs. If available, select the Advanced/Custom installation option. If additional apps are about to be installed, deselect them. You don’t need these extras. If you truly wanted or needed them, you would have downloaded them by yourself. This is your computer, you decide what to be uninstalled on it. Do not let others make this decision for you. Deselect all unwanted programs. And don’t even think about skipping the terms and conditions. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, use an online EULA analyzer to scan it. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately.
Why is GeoSmartDNS dangerous?
The GeoSmartDNS hijacker is impossible. It turns your browsing experience into a nightmare. You cannot use your computer normally because of it. Unfortunately, this intruder is more than a mere annoyance. It is also quite dangerous. The PUP does not display random adverts. No, it uses surveillance and bases its ads on the collected information. In other words: it spies on you. Everything you do online is recorded and analyzed. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. Every website you load every link you follow, every video you watch, everything is monitored. It’s just a matter of time before the parasite discovers something sensitive. The problem is that the parasite doesn’t keep this information for itself. Quite the contrary. It sells access to it! Anyone willing to pay can use the hijacker and its resources. Numerous crooks do. They use the GeoSmartDNS parasite to spread false and deceptive adverts. One such ad may arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, it’ll redirect you to scam and infected pages. Numerous online schemes are run through the hijacker. This parasite turns you into an easy target. Do not allow this madness to continue for a minute longer. Get back in control of your own browser. Remove the GeoSmartDNS hijacker immediately!
How Can I Remove GeoSmartDNS?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the GeoSmartDNS 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.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of GeoSmartDNS.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[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: GeoSmartDNS
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the GeoSmartDNS program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete GeoSmartDNS folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!