Remove dogpile.com Homepage from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly dogpile.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

What makes this search engine so incredibly dishonest is the fact that it looks amazing at first glance. The program seems to be completely legitimate and utterly safe, it’s colorful, there are cute animated dogs all over the place and the application itself offers you quick access to some of the world’s biggest current events. Sadly, we have to stop you right before you rush into a reckless download because dogpile.com is a virtual parasite classified as a browser hijacker. If you’ve had any kind of previous experience with hijackers, you know better than to install this program. In fact, dogpile.com hides numerous serious threats for your money, private information and entire PC system. Don’t fall into this cyber trap and remove the hijacker the minute you detect its malicious presence on your computer.

How did I get infected with?

As we already mentioned, this program’s official website really does look attractive. It’s understandable if you downloaded it yourself thinking it’s the nice and useful tool it claims to be. It comes as no surprise, however, that in most cases, dogpile.com uses secretive unfair methods to infiltrate computers. Hackers seem to particularly enjoy taking advantage of bundled freeware as many PC users download programs in such packages yet few of them pay enough attention to keep their device safe. Once attached to the freeware in a bundle, dogpile.com gets access to your computer and it starts wreaking havoc almost immediately. You will no longer think it’s cute when you lose all control over your browsers. Keep in mind that you could also get infected via spam email-attachments, bogus program updates, fake commercials, etc. Always be extra cautious when it comes to your online activities because you might expose your own PC to some great danger.

Why is this dangerous?

Unfortunately,  dogpile.com is light years away from being a harmless application. Browser hijackers are a very serious infection and if dogpile.com somehow found itself on your device, you will very soon experience its negative effects. At the end of the day it was created by hackers. Cyber criminals only have goal that involves you – to generate illegal profit. In order to do so, they are more than ready to jeopardize your online security and that is exactly how dogpile.com works. This program hijacks your default home page and search engine replacing it with dogpile.com. The virus needs neither your permission not consent to alter your browser settings. Furthermore, to regain control over your browser, you have to get rid of dogpile.com and you should know that this is quite a stubborn infection. Did we also mention dogpile.com is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox? It is. That means once it’s installed, this virus will complicate your life regardless of which browser you normally use. What makes the hijacker really dangerous, however, is the fact it redirects you. None of the web results dogpile.com displays are trustworthy enough and you can be more that certain that some of them are corrupted. Even software updates could be suspicious and potentially dangerous so our advice is to avoid anything suggested by the hijacker. Hackers might even try to include you in some kind of a scam and directly steal your money, so make sure you also avoid every single discount or coupon you see. Dogpile.com could add toolbars or new icons on your desktop without your consent. To make the situation even worse, the hijacker steals browsing-related information, blocks you access to some legitimate pages and overall slows down your device. With all of this going on, you’re left with only one option – to delete the hijacker before it caused you some huge damage. If you decide to remove dogpile.com manually, please follow the instructions bellow.

How to Remove dogpile.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the dogpile.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The dogpile.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall dogpile.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean dogpile.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove dogpile.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall dogpile.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove dogpile.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the dogpile.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove dogpile.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.