Hijacked by Dnssignal.com? How to Remove Dnssignal.com

Dnssignal.com screenshot

Damages Dnssignal.com would make

1. Dnssignal.com is a browser hijacker that takes over your homepage firmly
2. Dnssignal.com is similar to legitimate search engine but it is poorly built
3. Dnssignal.com adds browser with extension, add-on and plug-in to redirect search results constantly
4. Dnssignal.com is able to take note of your visiting websites and annoy you with advertisements
5. Dnssignal.com can also take you to malicious websites and bring computer with harmful programs

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Dnssignal.com is regarded as a pesky browser hijacker that annoys lots of computer users with browsing activities. Typically, the payload for browser hijacker that is to alter homepages on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to replace them with specific website without gaining user’s consent. In this case, it will be launched automatically whenever users are opening a new tab. By controlling search engines, Dnssignal.com is intending to manage your search terms and online habit that users will be provided with bunches of relevant advertisements linking to various insecure pages. For one hand, it is generating website revenue for the sponsored websites that it is cooperated. On another aspect, the component added by Dnssignal.com has been found to record online activities and collect sensitive data for bad guys. Sometimes, you may even get redirected to fake update website and misguided to download harmful programs unknowingly. All in all, Dnssignal.com is not a legitimate website to run risk on computer that it is recommended to remove it quickly and thoroughly.

Manual instructions to remove Dnssignal.com step by step

NO.1 Open the Windows Task Manager(CTRL+ALT+DELETE) to stop all Dnssignal.com processes.

[random name].exe

NO.2 Click "Start" menu and click "Run", enter "regedit" into the box and press the Enter key.

NO.4 Open Registry Editor:

Method 1 

(Available on Windows XP, Windows 7 /Vista, and Windows 8 /8.1):

•Call out “Run” box by pressing “Windows” key + “R” key on your keyboard;
•Type “Regedit” into the Run box and click OK to open Registry Editor







Method 2 

(Available on Windows 7/ Vista):

•Click on Start button to open Start Menu
•Type “Regedit” into the search box and click on Regedit to open Registry Editor








NO.5 Terminate these Registry Entries created by Dnssignal.com.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""%LocalAppData%\<random 3 chars>.exe -a "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe""
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SD2014" = "%AppData%\<random>\<random>.exe"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\[random]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run\[random]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "<random>.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "%LocalAppData%\<random 3 chars>.exe" -a "%1" %*


NO.6 Clean up all the plug-ins from major browsers

Google Chrome:

Click on wrench icon on the up right corner, click "Tools" and select on "Extensions". Locate Dnssignal.com icons and trash them.

It is not suggested to do it by yourself if you have no sufficient skills on computer area since each incorrect operation will cause big problems. For avoiding unnecessary trouble, instant online help from expert will be strongly recommended.