Doko-search.com

Doko-search.com – a third-party app that tries to prove its useful functionality when it truly provides altered search results

Doko-search.com is a suspicious application that can provide altered search results

Doko-search.com is a browser hijacker^[1] that provides quick access to e-shopping websites and other online platforms to prove that its services can be useful. However, there are more negative consequences to wait for while dealing with this app rather than benefiting from it. First of all, the browser hijacker sets the default search engine, new tab URL bar, and homepage to doko-search.com. Furthermore, you are forced to use the new search provider that can load you with compromised search query results and provide you the wrong answers. Nevertheless, you can start receiving an excessive amount of advertisements and redirects from Doko-search.com after it stays on your browser for a while.

If you receive Doko-search.com on your web browser, you will find that it promotes other websites such as skyscanner.net, tripadvisor.com, booking.com, amazon.com, etc. You might find this type of fast access feature valuable at first but it is not that great when you are left with a modified web browser and frequent redirects to other unknown domains.

The main purpose of Doko-search.com is to provide the developers with income and these people can think of earning money in many ways possible. First of all, they want to make sure that a big number of users employ their services and have their browser settings changed. Keep in mind that the modifications cannot be removed unless you terminate the browser hijacker itself.

Furthermore, Doko-search.com virus might start dropping you unwanted adverts as these notifications can bring pay-per-click income very easily. The only thing the developers need to do is to create attractive-looking advertisements and the money comes when the user clicks on the provided pop-ups^[2] and pop-unders.

Most of the time Doko-search.com will provide you with questionable offers and deals that might look useful from the first view but truly are not. You might be suggested to purchase rogue security software^[3] for an inadequate price or subscribe to a service that you truly do not need. Be sure that the offers that come included by this adware are not directed towards your benefits and are produced only for the developers’ good.

Doko-search.com – a potentially unwanted program that can load unwanted advertisements on the user’s computer screen

Another technique that allows gathering income is related to data recording. Even though Doko-search.com does not target personal information, the adware can still get its hands on non-personal details that are related to the user’s browsing history, habits, and online experience. Later on, this type of data is shared with other parties for income or can be used in creating targeted advertising campaigns.

Continuously, Doko-search.com can start forcibly taking you to sponsored locations where you will be provided even with more suggestions of various products and services. However, this is not the worst part of these redirecting sessions. There is a big risk that you might land on a potentially malicious website and get infected with dangerous malware.

If you want to get rid of such a risk, you should remove Doko-search.com from your affected computer system and hijacked web browser applications such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Safari.

Doko-search.com removal can be completed with the help of automatical software that will find all infectious and potentially unwanted objects. You can also try employing a tool such as Reimage Reimage Cleaner that might be able to fix all compromised areas in your computer system. However, if you are likely to perform the elimination process manually, you should go to the end of this article where you will find all of the needed instructions.

Browser hijackers manipulate weak downloading settings to arrive at their destinations

People who have set their downloading settings to “Recommended” have a greater chance of receiving browser hijackers on their machines as these threats infiltrate machines that are vulnerable to such infections. If you switch the downloading/installing mode to “Advanced”, you will be able to take care of the incoming downloads by yourself. All you have to do is deselect the checkmarks that are placed next to the components that you do not want to see on your PC.

To add, browser hijackers and similar potentially unwanted programs appear through a deceptive technique called “bundling”. This happens when the developer injects their software in a package of freeware or shareware and the browser hijacker lands on the computer as an additional product. What you should do to prevent such unexpected installations is to avoid downloading products from websites such as cnet.com, download.com, softonic.com, and soft32.com.

Virusai.lt experts^[4] also claim that infectious advertisements and hyperlinks also bring PUPs to the computer system. You should prevent yourself from clicking on unknown sources while browsing the Internet. Also, do not risk to proceed to websites that are marked as unsafe. Last but not least, download and launch antimalware protection on your computer system for proper safety. Do not forget to update your software when required, otherwise, it might not function properly.

Make Doko-search.com vanish from your browsers

If Doko-search.com has performed unexpected changes on your web browser apps and modified the default search engine, homepage, and new tab URL of your browsers, it is time to terminate the cyber threat if you want to reverse your settings back to their starter positions.

Use a reliable antimalware tool if you do not want to perform the Doko-search.com removal on your own. This type of software will ensure that the potentially unwanted program will vanish together with all the additional objects that it has brought to the Windows or Mac operating system.

However, if you think that you are capable enough to remove Doko-search.com on your own, you should try out the manual step-by-step guidelines that have been provided at the end of this article. The following instructions will help you to clean both your operating system and web browser applications.

You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner . SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

Erase Doko-search.com from Windows systems

To eliminate the browser hijacker from your Windows computer and bring the system back to normal operating, you should employ the below-provided step-by-step guidelines:

1. Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs). Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
2. Uninstall Doko-search.com and related programs
   Here, look for Doko-search.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
3. Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
4. Remove Doko-search.com from Windows shortcuts
   Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
5. Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.

Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers’ shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.

Eliminate Doko-search.com from Mac OS X system

1. If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
2. Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Doko-search.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.

Uninstall Doko-search.com from Internet Explorer (IE)

To get rid of all browser helper objects from Internet Explorer, perform the following guiding steps:

1. Remove dangerous add-ons
   Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons.
2. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Doko-search.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
3. Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
   Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab.
4. Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
5. Reset Internet Explorer
   Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
6. Here, select Reset.
7. When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Doko-search.com removal.

Get rid of Doko-search.com from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):

1. Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
2. Click Settings to open more options.
3. Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
4. Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
5. Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
6. When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
7. Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
8. When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.

Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):

If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.

1. Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
2. Find this folder on your computer: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
3. Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
4. Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
5. Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
6. Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
   

   Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}

   

Once these steps are finished, Doko-search.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.

Delete Doko-search.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

To terminate the browser hijacker infection and all suspicious products from Mozilla Firefox, you should complete the below-provided instructions:

1. Remove dangerous extensions
   Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
2. Here, select Doko-search.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
3. Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
   Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General.
4. Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
5. Click OK to save these changes.
6. Reset Mozilla Firefox
   Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
7. Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Doko-search.com removal.

Remove Doko-search.com from Google Chrome

To remove questionable-looking products from Google Chrome and bring the browser back to its previous position, try out these steps:

1. Delete malicious plugins
   Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
2. Here, select Doko-search.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
3. Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
   Click on menu icon and choose Settings.
4. Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
5. Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
6. Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
7. When in Search Engines…, remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
8. Reset Google Chrome
   Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings.
9. Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
10. Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Doko-search.com removal.

Erase Doko-search.com from Safari

1. Remove dangerous extensions
   Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
2. Here, select Extensions and look for Doko-search.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
3. Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
   Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.
4. Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Doko-search.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the “http://” before typing in the address of the page.
5. Reset Safari
   Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari….
6. Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Doko-search.com removal process.