What is Doko-search.com?
Doko-search.com is browser hijacker virus created for doing
vicious things like changing your homepage and original search engine of your browser. Through some freeware downloads on the Internet which you install into your computer, Doko-search.com virus can easily get accesses into your computer, and you will find the homepage of your browser has turn to www.Doko-search.com that seems like a normal search engine. Also, to track your attention, it can create a shortcut on your desktop and start menu.
First of all, this www.Doko-search.com site will always show different advertisements when you open your browser, and your personal information in your computer can be stolen, and hacker will also record your search information, history memory and other online activities of you.
What corruptions Doko-search.com Brings:
a. Doko-search.com can mess up your default settings of your computer;
b. Doko-search.com can change your homepage and search engine;
c. Doko-search.com displays lots of advertisements in your computer;
d. Doko-search.com can change your personal information and data;
f. Doko-search.com cannot be removed by regular method.
Some Suggestions for You to Stay Away from Doko-search.com:
When you online, you shouldn’t click those unknown links and pop-ups on your screen. Once you click it and be redirected to an unsafe site, please shut it down immediately before you get in trouble. Besides, you should also be aware of those free downloads that usually pretend as a game package or video file. Meanwhile, those spam email attachments are also malicious which can bring Doko-search.com into your computer as well.
Manual Removal Guide Here:
To manually get rid of Doko-search.com virus, it’s to end processes, unregister DLL files, search and uninstall all other files and registry entries. Follow the removal guide below to start.
1: Stop Doko-search.com running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)
2: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all Doko-search.com registry entries listed here:
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings “CertificateRevocation”=0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run: [avsdsvc] %CommonAppData%\ifdstore\security_defender.exe /min
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Antivirus Security Pro Virus\UninstallString “%AppData%[RANDOM CHARACTERS][RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” –u
3: All Doko-search.com associated files listed below need to be removed:
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstats.dat
%AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallIE.dat
4: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.