Thank you! Same problem on same system was solved for me as well with the above procedure. Not sure how the .beta file ended up in there.
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After another DNS lockup happened again, I tried a full uninstallation of my Cisco AnyConnect (it was v4.9.06037). The DNS came back immediately after the uninstallation, without the need of a reboot.