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Dfn.donetools.net

Posted: October 1, 2013

Although currently down, Dfn.donetools.net is a website that previously has been associated with pop-up attacks like those common to adware, some forms of browser hijackers and other low-level PC threats that target your Web browser. Dfn.donetools.net pop-ups are not specific to any one type of browser, and malware researchers haven't found any connections between Dfn.donetools.net-based pop-ups and explicit browser toolbars. As usual for unsafe software that has hidden its central files, anti-malware products should be used to delete the source of Dfn.donetools.net pop-ups and return your browser back to its old self.

How Dfn.donetools.net-Promoting Programs Tinker with Your Browser

At the time of this article's writing, Dfn.donetools.net does not respond to loading requests and lacks any survey-able content on either its sub-domain or its primary domain (donetools.net). While malware researchers lacked any avenues for examining Dfn.donetools.net's content, they have managed to look over various recurring pop-up attacks previously involving Dfn.donetools.net. These pop-ups are triggered arbitrarily by adware and related PC threats that conceal the majority of their components to prevent you from removing them. While missing a Dfn.donetools.net pop-up window would be a difficult feat, most casual PC users will not detect any evidence that can be followed back to the program that's responsible for it.

Although pop-ups are the most common symptom for attacks promoting Dfn.donetools.net, low-level PC threats that create Dfn.donetools.net pop-ups also may be used for other functions. Homepage hijacks and search engine redirects are some of the most popular of these browser-based techniques, but injected links, pop-under windows and injected graphical advertisements also should be considered possibilities. In all cases, Dfn.donetools.net pop-ups and other kinds of browser content that load an additional site – even if the content that they load doesn't appear to be unsafe.

The Right Tools to Be Done with Dfn.donetools.net

PC threats related to Dfn.donetools.net pop-up attacks usually are not related to browser toolbars or other products that, theoretically, would allow you to uninstall them in a straightforward manner. Since Dfn.donetools.net adware programs tend to hide their files to prevent their inevitable deletion, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers consider the use of anti-malware programs an easy way to detect the sources of Dfn.donetools.net pop-ups and delete them easily. Closing all browsers, using Safe Mode and making sure that all relevant software is updated may provide some additional potency to any standard threat-removing system scan.

While you're still dealing with Dfn.donetools.net pop-up windows, you also should be mindful of the other dangers that may be loaded through such attacks. Phishing attacks that steal personal information under the disguise of a beneficial offer (a poll, give-away contest, etc.) and fake software patches that install other PC threats are some of the two most common attacks promoted in pop-ups.

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