Downloader.Dromedan!gm virus has been active in Windows computer for months and it is still harming more machines. Most of victims are unable to get rid of Downloader.Dromedan!gm easily and have to sustain terrible PC performance:

My pc protector keeps detecting Downloader.Dromedan!gm in many folders. I have scanned twice now and selected remove. It asks me to restart my pc and I do that. But the scan still shows it there. When I use the internet I get redirected to random websites. How do I get rid of this Downloader.Dromedan!gm? Help please. I have Norton security suite and it’s not helping at all.

Today Norton security detected Downloader.Dromedan!gm  after it ran a quick scan. I followed the instructions and once the scan was complete I did the reboot as requested.  After that I did a complete scan of my system only for Norton to find the virus twice again. Norton tells me the virus has been removed and to reboot.  After rebooting I login again only to find the virus has not been removed but Norton has detected Downloader.Dromedan!gm again.

Downloader.Dromedan!gm Instruction

Downloader.Dromedan!gm is classified as Trojan Horse capable of putting your entire computer and your privacy at risk once it invades your computer. It can slows down all operations, causes errors when you open software, inserts codes to hijack web browser and give the computer’s access authorization to the remote hacker. Usually, this virus can infect computers in various ways. It can be downloaded via malicious drive-by-download scripts from corrupted porn and shareware / freeware websites, installed through spam email attachments, media downloads and social networks or executed by other threats on system. As soon as sneaks into your PC, it will take all kinds of evil actions to damage the system and your crucial files. First, it will lessen the security setting of IE to connect the C&C servers via using a POST request on HTTP port 80 for dropping malicious files and other infections to make your PC be full of exploits and flaws, as well as enlarging the scale of its evil group. After your system security coefficient has been degraded to rather low degree, remote hacker can take the chance to get access to your PC easily, thus your confidential information such as banking account and password may be stolen and used for evil purpose.

Steps for Removing Downloader.Dromedan!gm Virus

Manual Steps (Experienced and skilled computer users can use this advanced Manual Removal method )

Step One. Display all hidden files via altering folder settings

Step Two. Find and remove all suspicious files associated with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

Step Three. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by Downloader.Dromedan!gm

Step Four. Uninstall all Potentially Unwanted Programs related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

Step Five. Delete unwanted and unknown IE plug-in, Firefox add-on and Chrome extensions related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

Automatic Steps (Good and easy for most of PC users to delete Downloader.Dromedan!gm )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove Downloader.Dromedan!gm virus and other hidden threats.

Step Two. Install RegHunter to fix all damaged registry files and make up the security exploits.

Step Three. Reset Chrome, Firefox and IE to clean up all malicious codes and cookies of Downloader.Dromedan!gm.

Manual Steps (Experienced and skilled computer users can use this advanced Manual Removal method )

Step One. Display all hidden files via altering folder settings

Windows 7 / Vista User

1. Right-click the Windows Logo button and choose Open Windows Explorer.
2. Click Organize and choose Folder and Search Options.
3. Click the View tab, select Show hidden files and folders and then clear the checkbox for Hide protected system operating files.
4. Click Yes on the warning and then click OK.

Windows 8 User

1. On your keyboard press the Windows + E keys.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Check File name extensions and Hidden items

Step Two. Find and remove all suspicious files associated with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

(You may not be able to find out all files listed below as the virus keeps changing its files with name and path.)

%Temp%\[adware name]

%CommonAppData%\[adware name]

%AllUsersProfile%random.exe

%LocalAppData%\[adware name].exe

Step Three. Find and delete all harmful registry files generated by Downloader.Dromedan!gm

1. Open Registry Editor first:

Windows 7 / Vista User

• Click Start button
• Select Run button
• Type: regedit
• Click OK button

Windows 8 User

• Press Win [Windows key] + R on your keyboard. This can be done either while at Windows 8 Start menu/Metro screen or on Windows 8 desktop
• At the dialog box that pops open, type regedit.exe and hit OK
• Once you hit OK, Windows UAC will prompt you to confirm you want to open Register Editor — hit “Yes”

2. Find out and remove all harmful registry files related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm virus listed below:

(You may not be able to find out all files listed below as the virus keeps changing its files with name and path.)

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun

HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name]

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[adware name]

Step Four. Uninstall all Potentially Unwanted Programs related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

On Windows 7 / Vista Computer

1. Click on the Start button to open your Start Menu, then Click Control Panel

2. In Control Panel, click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category

3. In the Programs and Features window, click Installed On to display the latest programs, scroll through the list to seek and uninstall Downloader.Dromedan!gm and other unwanted and unfamiliar programs that look suspicious.

On Windows 8 Computer

1. Open the Settings Charm Bar by pressing Windows key + I key on your keyboard at the same time, then click on the Control Panel option

2. In category view, click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category

3. In the Programs and Features window, click Installed On to display the latest programs, scroll through the list to seek and uninstall Downloader.Dromedan!gm and other unwanted and unfamiliar programs that look suspicious.

Step Five. Delete unwanted and unknown IE plug-in, Firefox add-on and Chrome extensions related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm

On Chrome

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Click Tools.
3. Select Extensions.
4. Click the trash can icon to delete Downloader.Dromedan!gm extension.
5. Make sure to remove all extensions you do not know or need.
6. A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove.

On Firefox

1. Click the menu button and choose Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
2. In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
3. Make sure to remove all extensions you do not know or need.
4. Click Disable or Remove button of Downloader.Dromedan!gm.
5. Click Restart now if it pops up.

On Internet Explorer

1. Open the IE, click the Tools button , and then click Manage add-ons.
2. Click Toolbars and Extensions on left side of the window., and then select Downloader.Dromedan!gm
3. Make sure to remove all BHO’s you do not know or need.
4. If the add-on can be deleted, you’ll see the Remove option. Click Remove and then click Close. Otherwise click Disable button.

Automatic Steps (Good and easy for most of PC users to delete Downloader.Dromedan!gm )

Step One. Install SpyHunter to remove Downloader.Dromedan!gm virus and other hidden threats.

1. Click the blue button below to open of SpyHunter.

(Notes – SpyHunter’s free version can only help you detect malware or virus. If you want to remove the malware threats detected by SpyHunter, you will need to buy license of SpyHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on SpyHunter uninstall)

2. On the page, please click Download Free Scanner to download SpyHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After SpyHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning ” This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Spyhunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, please double-click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of SpyHunter.

4. When SpyHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan Computer Now to detect Downloader.Dromedan!gm related threats:

5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of Downloader.Dromedan!gm.

Step Two. Install RegHunter to fix all damaged registry files and make up the security exploits.

1. Click the green button below to open of RegHunter:

(Notes – RegHunter’s free version can only help you scan Registry errors or system errors. If you want to fix the errors detected by RegHunter, you will need to buy license of RegHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on RegHunter uninstall)

2. On the page, please click Free PC Diagnosis to download RegHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After RegHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning “This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Reghunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, then double-click RegHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of RegHunter.

4. When RegHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan for Registry Errors Now! to detect files corrupted by Downloader.Dromedan!gm:

5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with Downloader.Dromedan!gm.

Step Three. Reset Chrome, Firefox and IE to clean up all malicious codes and cookies of Downloader.Dromedan!gm.

– Reset Chrome

1. Open Chrome, then click “Customize and control Google Chrome” button, and then click on Settings

2. Under the Chrome Settings page, scroll down to the bottom, then click on Show advanced settings button

3. After clicking on Show advanced settings button, scroll down to the bottom and click on Reset browser settings button

4. A message box will pop up to inform that your browser settings will be restored to their original defaults, click Reset button when it appears:

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– Reset Firefox

1. Open Firefox, then click on Firefox button, then Click on Help button, then Click on Troubleshooting Information

2. At the Troubleshooting Information page, click on Reset Firefox

3. A message box will pop up to let you confirm that you want to reset Firefox to its initial state, click Reset Firefox button when it appears:

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– Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer, then click on Tools, then click on Internet Options

2. On the Internet Options window: click on Advanced tab, then click Reset button

3. A message box will pop up to let you confirm that you want to reset all Internet Explorer Settings, click Reset button when it appears:

4. When the resetting process is done, you’ll see this message box, click Close

5. You’ll need to restart your Internet Explorer to complete the resetting process.

If you have done each step above accurately, you can get rid of Downloader.Dromedan!gm virus completely. Hope you can solve the issue and get your healthy computer back. Good luck 🙂