Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage Keep Showing in Registry, How to Remove?

Recently, many users complain that they find Pum.dns and Pum.searchpage in registry and have no idea to remove them cleanly. This post is going to provide TWO methods on how to remove Pum.dns and Pum.searchpage effectively and completely. Please continue to read more details below. 

What Are Pum.dns and Pum.searchpage?

Pum.dns and Pum.searchpage are two malicious registry entries related to Trojan viruses that find its way to run into the target PC and perform harmful activities.

• They violate privacy and steals personal information.
• They make your computer running slow, reduce browsing speed and cause frequent plugin crashes.
• They can give you viruses by installing harmful applications from Internet without your permission.
• It may add some malicious registry entries and files to your computer and even change some settings of your computer. These malicious programs may work when you start your PC.

To keep your PC away from further attacks, you'd better remove Pum.dns and Pum.searchpage from the infected PC as soon as possible.

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How to Prevent Your PC from Being Attacked by Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage or Other Threats?

1. Install reputable real-time antivirus program and scan your computer regularly.
2. Be caution while downloading software from free resources.
3. Pay attention to what you agree to install.
4. Avoid opening spam e-mails or suspected attachments.
5. Stay away from intrusive websites.
6. Do not click dubious links or pop-ups.

How to Remove Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage for Good?

Option A: Manual Removal Guide

1. Stop Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage associated running process in Windows Task Manager
2. Uninstall Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage associated program in Control Panel
3. Delete related malicious registry entries
4. Reset your browsers to clear your internet history records, internet temp files and cookies
5. Restart your computer to take effect

Option B: Automatic Removal Guide

1. Remove Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage with SpyHunter
2. Clean out the trash with RegCure Pro

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Option A: Manual Removal Guide

1. Stop Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage associated running process in Windows Task Manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open Windows Task Manager > find its associated running process > End Process.

2. Uninstall Pum.dns & Pum.searchpageassociated program in Control Panel

Click Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a program. Find its associated program and uninstall it.



3. Delete related malicious registry entries

Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )

Delete all the vicious registries as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\<random>Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" =
"http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"

4. Reset your browsers to clear your internet history records, internet temp files and cookies

Internet Explorer:

1) Open Internet Explorer, click on the gear icon, choose "Internet options", go to General tab, enter your favorite website address, click "Apply".
2) On General tab, click "Delete..." button going to the "Delete Browsing History" window, click "Delete".
3) Click "OK" to close the Internet Options window.
3) Click "Start", find "Internet Explorer" and then right click on it, choose "properties".
4) On the pop-up window, go to Shorcut tab, delete the extension after “.exe” in Target, click "OK".


Google Chrome:

1) Open Google Chrome, click on the icon menu (top right), select "Settings".
2) Go to On startup option, click "Set pages", delete the unwanted website address and then "OK".
3) Go to Appearence option, check "Show Home button", and then click "Change".
4) On the pop-up window, delete the unwanted website address in Open this page option, click "OK", and then uncheck "Show Home button".
5) Go to History tab, click "Clear browsing date…" button. On the confirm window, click "Clear browsing date", and then close Chrome.
6) Click "Start", find "Google Chrome", right click on it, select "properties".
7) On the pop-up window, go to Shorcut tab, delete the extension after “.exe” in Target, click "OK".


Mozilla Firefox:

1) Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the icon menu (top right) and select "Options".
2) Go to General tab, click "Restore Default", and then click "OK".
3) Here select "History", click the "Clear Recent History…" button. On the pop-up window, click "Clear Now".
4) Click "Start", find "Mozilla Firefox", right click on it, select "properties". On the pop-up window, go to Shortcut tab, delete the extension after “.exe” in Target, click "OK".

5. Restart your computer to take effect

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Option B: Automatic Removal Guide

1. Remove Pum.dns & Pum.searchpage with SpyHunter

What can SpyHunter do for you?

1. Give your PC intuitive real-time protection.
2. Detect, remove and block spyware, rootkits, adware, keyloggers, cookies, trojans, worms and other types of malware.
3. Allow you to restore backed up objects.

Here shows how SpyHunter works.

1) Download SpyHunter here freely, or click the below button to download the file.

2) Double click on its file and then click the "Run" button to enter the installation procedure.

3) When the installation is complete, click the "Finish" button.

4) Open SpyHunter and click "Scan Computer Now!" to start scan your computer.

5) When the SpyHunter scan is completed, you can see that it detects all the threats in your PC. Then click "Fix Threats" button to make your computer clean.

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2. Clean out the trash with RegCure Pro

What can RegCure Pro do for you?

1. Fix system errors
2. Remove malware
3. Improve startup
4. Defrag memory
5. Clean up your PC

Here shows how RegCure Pro works.

1) Freely download RegCure Pro here, or click the below button to download the file.

2) Double click on its application and click the "Yes" button to install the program step by step.

3) After the installation is complete, open the program and scan your system for unnecessary files and invalid registry entries. That will take some time for the first scanning. Please wait while the program scans your system for performance problems.

4) When the System Scan is done, click "Fix All" button to correct all the security risks and potential causes of your computer slow performance.

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