Dnsbasic.com virus - How to remove

Dnsbasic.com virus is a browser hijacker that takes over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. In some cases it attacks other, less-known browsers too. If you have notice that your homepage was changed with Dnsbasic.com, you have been attacked too. This means that from now on you will not be able to browse without interruptions of ads, redirections and modifications of search results.

About Dnsbasic.com virus

DnsBasic.com obtains most of its traffic from United States, but it is not a popular domain in this country. Actuallly, over the last few months, the number of visitors has gradually decreased. This third-party search platform had been first created in 2010, and its creators last updated it in 2016.

To properly reflect your language, filtering and other preferences, DnsBasic Search Desktop may also use cookies (i.e., packets of information containing your preferences that are sent to your browser and sent back by your browser each time your browser accesses our server).

A file called dnsbasic.exe could be implanted among the programs that should be automatically launched. It will work in the background mode and you won’t notice its presence. On the other hand, infection might have occurred due to the fact that an add-on that promised to handle your DNS settings has been included into your browsing application.

Trusting DnsBasic.com and its creators is a very risky decision: owners do not reveal their true identities and it is unknown which company is supporting this engine. Furthermore, we have noticed a bunch of similar examples that are hosted from the same IP address: Yokelead.com, FlipSide.com and Firstlook.com. Flipside company that claims to have the power to control “the largest web properties on earth is the company that produced this rogue search engine.

Dnsbasic.com virus is categorized as a browser hijacker as it takes over you browsers using unfair techniques, changes their settings and interferes into your browsing activities. It displays numerous ads with sponsored links, modifies your search results and even monitor your browsing habits. The program can also invite more infections to your computer.

The aim of Dnsbasic.com virus is to advertise certain websites and increase their traffic and page ranking in search results. It includes links to these pages among your search results and displays various ads that have their links embedded. Each click brings profit for the creators of Dnsbasic.com virus. Unfortunately, most users find these activities very disturbing. Besides, constant redirections means that you can end up visiting malicious websites and get your system infected. As you see, there are plenty of reasons to remove Dnsbasic.com virus from your computer.

Distribution Methods of Dnsbasic.com virus

Usually users replace their homepage to Dnsbasic.com unintentionally, when they download some free programs. It happens because they don’t pay much attention to the installation steps of new applications and go through the installation steps without reading what every step says. If you were more careful, you would probably avoid this change quite easily Usually changing your homepage is disclosed at one of the installation steps and they come as an already preselected option.

To avoid this, always go for a Custom installation and check every step before clicking ‘Next’, ‘Agree’ or ‘Accept’ buttons. Make sure you deselect options indicating about downloads that you are not aware of. Don’t agree to change your homepage or search provider to unknown pages either

If your system has already been affected, it is strongly recommended to remove Dnsbasic.com virus as soon as possible. Make sure you remove it from all affected browsers separately. Below you will find a guide how to do it on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, google Chrome and Safari.

You will not be able to set another homepage very easily. Dnsbasic.com virus tens to reappear if you don’t uninstall it from your computer properly. It is recommended to scan your system with a reputable anti-malware program, for example, Spyhunter or StopZilla and get rid of this hijacker automatically. For manual removal, follow the guide below this article.

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Manual removal of Dnsbasic.com virus

How to remove Dnsbasic.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Dnsbasic.com virus 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 Dnsbasic.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Dnsbasic.com virus 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 Dnsbasic.com virus from macOS

Delete Dnsbasic.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Dnsbasic.com virus 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.

TopHow To remove Dnsbasic.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dnsbasic.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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.

How To remove Dnsbasic.com virus from Firefox:Top

• 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 Dnsbasic.com virus 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dnsbasic.com virus, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Dnsbasic.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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.

How to remove Dnsbasic.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Dnsbasic.com virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Dnsbasic.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on 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.

Manual removal