Remove Golden Dock Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Golden Dock is a potentially unwanted adware program. It’s pretty unimpressive as far as PUPs go as it’s just another typical adware. It exhibits all of the poisonous traits that go hand in hand with such applications. There’s nothing special about it in terms of all the havoc it wreaks. The tool causes the same damages every other adware infection leads to. However, don’t think that means you should just accept its presence and allow it to stay on your PC. The fact that Golden Dock is exactly the same as every other adware tool doesn’t make t any less dangerous or harmful. The application is capable of overwhelming your system with a never-ending array of damages if you don’t remove it the first chance you get. The question is, are you going to let it? Are you willing to permit a malicious, intrusive, damaging tool stay on your computer and not do anything to prevent it from causing you harm? Are you prepared for the entire myriad of problems the program will present you with? The waterfall of endless issues includes an ever-flowing shower of pop-up ads, a slower PC performance, frequent system crashes, a malware threat, a security risk. Save yourself the time and energy of dealing with these unpleasantries. As soon as the first ad “Brought to you by Golden Dock” pops up, find and delete the program! The sooner you remove the tool, the better. Avoid dealing with all of these grievances, and you’ll receive an abundance of gratitude from your future self.

How did I get infected with?

Golden Dock is a master in the arts of deception. The tool has a whole bundle of ways with which to dupe you into allowing it into your system. And, not just that, but it also manages to keep its existence a secret from you. That’s right. Even though, you permit the program’s installation you have no clue it’s on your PC until it decides to reveal itself. Confusing, isn’t it? Well, not really. It’s pretty straightforward. As was already stated, the application resorts to trickery and slyness to slither its way in. More often than not, it hitches a ride with freeware as most users aren’t nearly as attentive as they should be during its install. They rush the process of installation and skip reading the terms and conditions entirely. They just agree to everything and hope for the best. If you wish to end up with adware like Golden Dock, that’s one sure way to do it. You need to be extra careful, especially with freeware as it’s usually bundled with all kinds of malevolent tools. Other means of invasion, the PUP often turns to involve hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted sites, or links. Also, Golden Dock can slither in by pretending to be a bogus system or program update, like Java or Adobe Flash Player. If you wish to keep adware away from your system, it’s imperative to be extra cautious and to not give into gullibility and haste.

Why are these ads dangerous?

There’s a reason behind Golden Dock’s never-ending flood of advertisements. The tool makes you endure this endless bombardment so as to continue its operations. Confused?Well, Golden Dock is an ad-supported program. That means that if it is to proceed with its existence, it has to generate web traffic and pay-per-click revenue for the unknown third parties that support it. And, how does it do that? Why, through the ads, of course. Each pop-up you are foolish enough to click on produces profits for these people and helps the tool live to see another day. If It fails to trick you into pressing its pop-ups, the individuals behind the application take it down, and it ceases to exist. That’s why the program makes sure to not leave its existence to fate. It doesn’t just throw random ads your way and hope for the best outcome. Oh, no. It does everything it can to increase its likelihood of success. Nothing is left to chance. Golden Dock studies your browsing habits so as to be better equipped to make the decision on which ads to show you, i.e. which ads are appropriate. Each ad you see was carefully selected, and it corresponds to your unique interests. But no matter how appealing an ad appears to be, do NOT click on it! A click will only bring you trouble. Unfortunately, Golden Dock doesn’t stop at merely monitoring your browsing so as to study you. It takes it one step further and catalogs every move you make. That’s right. The tool keeps a thorough record of your online activities, and when it deems it has gathered enough data from you, it proceeds to send it to the third parties that published it. Are you ready to hand your private information to strangers with questionable intentions? Think about whether or not Golden Dock is worth risking your personal and financial information falling into the hands of these people. Don’t take such a colossal gamble when you have so much to lose and so little to gain from holding onto this program. Delete it the first chance you get.

How Can I Remove Golden Dock Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Golden Dock 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.

STEP 1: Uninstall Golden Dock from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Golden Dock from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Golden Dock from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Golden Dock from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Golden Dock program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Golden Dock from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Golden Dock Leftovers

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