How to Remove Zokidif.com Ads

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The Zokidif.com page means your PC harbors adware. The nasty tool slithers its way in, unnoticed. Then, forces the site on your screen, to reveal itself. Consider it its grand announcement. Acknowledge the infection’s presence, and take immediate action against it. The more you allow it to stay, the bigger the issues, you face. Your grievances begin, when you browse. Not long, after the tool settles, you start to suffer online interference. The adware redirects you to the Zokidif.com site, non-stop. You get swarmed with ‘Ads by Zokidif.com.’ And, get stuck with the site, every time you open a new tab. Also, when you search the web, Zokidif.com appears among the results. Not to mention, ‘Waiting for Zokidif.com.’ You get flooded with the website, at every turn. And, that continuous intrusion takes its toll on your system. You suffer lagging, crashes, and screen freezes. But do you know what? These are the mere minor inconveniences, you face, courtesy of the adware. There are worse ones. Don’t wait around to experience them. Protect yourself, and your system, from the hazardous adware. Locate its exact hiding place, then delete it.

How did I get infected with?

Zokidif.com pops up, because of the adware that forces it on you. But how did the adware itself end up on your PC? Well, it’s because of you. You got careless, and the infection used that to its advantage, and slipped past you, unnoticed. Let’s elaborate. No adware can enter your PC, without your permission. The tool has to ask whether you agree to allow it in. And, can proceed with entry, only if you do. That’s why, the infection does its best to avoid rejection. It uses all manner of trickery, when it comes to seeking your approval. It hides behind corrupted sites, freeware, fake updates. It can use spam emails, as well. You see, the adware has plenty of tricks, up its sleeve. It’s up to you to look past its deception, and catch it in the act. Vigilance helps you to spot the tool, trying to sneak in. And, if you spot it, you can keep it out. Always take the time to be thorough, and do your due diligence. Don’t give into naivety, haste and distraction. Caution allows you to keep an infection-free PC, and carelessness does not. It has the opposite effects, and leads to your screen getting flooded with Zokidif.com.

Why is this dangerous?

The infection, using Zokidif.com as a front, spies on you. It begins its espionage as soon as it invades. The tool has instructions to track your every move, while browsing. That includes, what you click on, sites you frequent, and data you input. But the adware doesn’t only observe, but records, as well. Let that sink in. The infection has a record of all manner of sensitive information. Passwords, logins, credit card and bank account details. Then, what o you suppose it does with it? Well, once it deems it has gathered enough, it sends it. Yes, it exposes the stolen data. To whom? Well, to the unknown individuals behind it. Cyber criminals with malicious intentions. Nor people, you can, or should, trust with your personal and financial details. So, don’t. Get rid of the atrocious adware at once. After you become aware of its stay, cut it as short ads possible. The faster the infection leaves your system, the better.

How to Remove Zokidif.com virus

The Zokidif.com infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

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

STEP 1: Track down Zokidif.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Zokidif.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Zokidif.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Zokidif.com in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Zokidif.com startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Zokidif.com virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Zokidif.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Zokidif.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

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Zokidif.com

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Zokidif.com, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Zokidif.com argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

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

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. 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.