What is Donkick?

Donkick – is a program that comes to your computer in the form of an extension to the browser Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. It penetrates to the PC without the user’s consent. Donkick is not a virus, but if this program has come, it can deliver a lot of inconvenience and problems. Donkick distributes promotional content and collaborates with some online shops. It displays advertising banners and coupons that inform the user about the presence of discounts on various products. In fact, the purpose of the developers – is to make money. Most of the offers are not real. Also Donkick distributes its files all over your computer and creates entries in the registry. Because of this removal will be difficult. If you find Donkick on your PC, then you should immediately remove it.

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How Donkick gets on your PC?

Malicious software, such as Donkick, comes to your computer bundled with a free program like archivers, players, converters and other freeware. Some ad sites and sites that distribute free programs can insert adware and malware in their download managers. Potentially unwanted programs come without consent of the user, so users often don’t know that their computer is infected. Always follow the installation process, read the user agreement and select “Advanced” installation type to avoid such problems. Take your time, do not press the “Next” button until then, until you aren’t convinced that the program is safe. If your computer is already infected, then use our instructions to get rid of Donkick completely.

How to remove Donkick from your computer?

To uninstall Donkick remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove Donkick

Or uninstall Donkick manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Donkick.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Donkick and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Donkick, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove Donkick from your browser.

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Donkick.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose Donkick.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable Donkick.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:


no information

Then remove following files:


Donkick.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%Donkick

Written by Rami Douafi

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