DNS-Locker - How to remove

DNS-Locker is a program detected by many popular anti-virus programs as adware. Its main purpose is to display intrusive advertisement banners and pop-ups on the websites you visit. However, there is no direct relationship between the ads and the visited pages. Ads by DNS-Locker are often displayed on top of the main content requested by the users. Hence, people experience numerous problems because of the adware enabled.

DNS-Locker shows numerous coupons, deals, and discounts, plus it is able to convert the common words of the visited websites into hyperlinks. When clicking on these links you will be redirected to many dubious pages on the web that will be absolutely irrelevant to your scopes of interests. Distribution of DNS-Locker occurs through bundling with many free programs. It is impossible to install it from any official page due to the fact that DNS-Locker is promoted through stealthy methods without the user’s direct intention.

Is DNS-Locker a helpful tool

The authors of DNS-Locker present their tool as a handy utility that lets you mask your real IP address in order to help you be anonymous on the web. Even though this might seem like a beneficial function, the number of negative amendments introduced by DNS-Locker exceeds its positive features. DNS-Locker displays its unsolicited ads no matter whether you want to see them or not.

There are many decent programs today that help you hide your real IP address, such as the variety of VPN services. Some of them may introduce certain browser modifications too, however, many VPN tools are decent and do not show unwanted ads, unlike DNS-Locker. Therefore, if you would like to use some reliable software for masking your IP address, DNS-Locker is not the good choice at all.

How does DNS-Locker affect your browsing?

Upon successful installation, DNS-Locker sets up important system parameters in order to be stared together with your Windows operating system. Whenever you go online and visit your favorite pages, DNS-Locker starts interfering with your browsing. It displays intrusive advertisement banners, pop-up ads and in-text ads mentioning that they are delivered to you by “DNS-Locker”. There may be some other variations of how the ads will be titled:

• Powered by DNS-Locker;
• Brought to you by DNS-Locker;
• Ads by DNS-Locker;
• You’ve received a premium offer from DNS-Locker.

Additionally, your browser may periodically open new browser tabs and redirect you to many suspicious pages on the web. Obviously, such behavior will be beyond your control. You may simply make an occasional click with the mouse, whereas this will unexpectedly forward you to a lot of resources that are absolutely irrelevant to you, for example:

• fake Microsoft customer support pages controlled by online criminals hunting for your money;
• misleading Adobe Flash Player, Java or other faulty software updates leading to the installation of PUPs (potentially unwanted programs);
• landing pages of third-party browser extensions (home page and search engine hijackers);
• fake surveys, questionnaires and other tricky websites that aim to collect your personal and financial details;
• websites promoting online games, casino, adult dating, and other filthy affairs.

Your computer is vulnerable before many cyber threats as long as the DNS-Locker adware is active. The program is interconnected with other malicious utilities, furthermore, it is able to permanently collect your personal details, for example, your IP address, the information you submit online through the search box or through the visited pages, your private and financial data and so on. This information may be granted to third parties (potentially, to online criminals) and wrongfully used for generating the revenue.

How to remove DNS-Locker adware properly?

The research of DNS-Locker reveals that adware acts in a very aggressive manner. Even though it does provide you with its direct uninstaller, you still will see its intrusive ads whenever you surf the web. There will be a lot of other amendments still in place even when you get rid of the program regularly.

Apart from removing the program, it is important to examine the browser settings, in particular, the available browser extensions that do not look familiar to you. Disable and delete the entries that you don’t remember installing according to your personal intention. In case the problem still persists and DNS-Locker Ads are still displayed, we recommend you to perform the full reset of your browser.

Complete removal of the DNS-Locker adware can be done very effectively with the help of reliable anti-virus software. This way you will be able to get rid of many other unwanted utilities that may still control your important browser settings and negatively impact the system performance. Please scan your workstation with either SpyHunter

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove DNS-Locker using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like DNS-Locker install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to DNS-Locker . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make DNS-Locker easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove DNS-Locker from macOS

Delete DNS-Locker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the DNS-Locker app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to DNS-Locker and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to DNS-Locker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving DNS-Locker from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to DNS-Locker. Click on the trash bin icon next to DNS-Locker or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to DNS-Locker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving DNS-Locker from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything DNS-Locker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to DNS-Locker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove DNS-Locker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to DNS-Locker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to DNS-Locker or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving DNS-Locker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the DNS-Locker. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to DNS-Locker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.