How to Delete PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns from Computer?

My computer seemed infected by malware. I did a system restore and Trend at the time quarantined a few bugs such as open_candy, but the computer still randomly freezes and restarts soon after... I recently did a scan using Roguekiller and it's found PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns in the registry... Please help remove them.

What is PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns?

Once you find PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns in your computer, you may encounter all these problems:

All the internet browsers installed on your computer may be compromised;
Browser homepage, new tab, and search engine may be modified;
Web pages may be redirected to websites that may contain or download malware;
Browsing activity may be kept track of by malicious cookies;
Your browsing history and personal information may be collected and sent to third party;
Suspected popups such as fake warnings and fake updates may keep showing up...

In a word, it is disturbing and dangerous to have PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns in your computer. They will mess up your internet browsing and make your computer acting strangely. You should learn how they come into your computer so that you can effectively avoid the infections:

They come bundled with infected software downloaded from third party websites;
They are embedded onto malicious links or pop-up ads on compromised websites;
They arrive as attachments to spam emails;
They are caused by malware in your computer;
They sneak into your computer via your system vulnerability...

How to Remove PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns?

You should remove b PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns from your computer as soon as possible in case they trigger more threats to your computer. The following page will offer some useful guides. Please be at ease to have a try.

Method 1: Remove PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns Step by Step
Method 2: Get Rid of  PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns with SpyHunter
Optional : Optimize Your PC with RegCure Pro

Method 1: Remove PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns Step by Step

Step 1: Reboot your PC into Safe Mode with Networking

Restart your computer and keep pressing F8. Select Safe Mode with Networking by using the up and down arrow key in your keyboard.



Step 2: Delete suspicious or malicious process related to PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns.



Step 3: Remove suspected programs from Control Panel.

Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open control panel and then select Uninstall a program/Program and Features. Search PUP/Malware from the list and remove it.

 

Step 4. Remove unwanted add-ons from web browsers.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove unwanted suspected items
Move to Search Providers >> select unwanted suspected items and remove it.

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

 

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

 Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove unwanted suspected items

 

From Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Step 5. Restore home page and clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Since the tricky virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.

Google Chrome:

• Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options"
• Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.
• Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
• Click "Remove individual cookies"
• In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"
• To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"
• To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Internet Explorer:

• Open Internet explorer window
• Click the "Tools" button
• Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"
• Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”
  

Step 6: Show hidden folder.

Go to control panel >> Appearance and Personalization >> Folder Options



Tick "show hidden files, folders and drives" like the picture below.




Delete from local disk.

%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe

Step 7: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

Method 2: Get Rid of  PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is powerful anti-spyware/malware application. It is created to help inexperience computer users to get rid of nasty and stubborn malware including adware, browser hijacker, trojan, worm and may other viruses. There are many features in SpyHunter. You will never regret to remove malware and protect your PC with this application.

You can click the icon below to get SpyHunter.

 

 

 

This real-time malware protection and removal tool offers free malware scanner. You can buy the removal service to get rid of all the PC threats detected by it. It has powerful features that other free antivirus cannot offer. 

 

Method 3: Fix Malware and Files & Optimize Your PC with RegCure Pro

RegCure Pro's malware scanner finds active malware and kicks it off your machine. If you also find some registry errors, such as dll file errors in your computer, Regcure Pro will be a good choice to quickly and powerfully clean your windows registry and protect your system files.

Final Tip：

PUM.Homepage and PUM.Dns Virus can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of them. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of them.