Dnshost.me

Posted by Lisa Blanc on November 3, 2016

What is Dnshost.me?

Dnshost.me might disturb your browsing experience by redirecting you to suspicious websites with third-party advertisements. The irritating part is that the user could be redirected at any time automatically. Also, the web pages you enter may show you doubtful pop-ups, banners, fake lottery notifications, surveys, and so on. In the worst case scenario, the sites could even contain malicious applications. As you realize, Dnshost.me redirections might cause you more trouble than expected. If you want to browse adds-free and avoid the potentially dangerous content they might promote, we urge you to eliminate the threat as soon as possible. Users could do this either automatically with a legitimate antimalware tool or manually with the removal instructions placed below the article.

Where does Dnshost.me come from?

Our specialists cannot say how Dnshost.me exactly appears on the browser, but it is most likely to be distributed with suspicious software, e.g. adware. Users may download such applications unknowingly through bundled installers. It is quite possible if you often rush the installation process and accept the provided terms without learning what they say. Bundled installers can have a couple of different additional programs that should be offered to you on the setup wizard. This is why we advise you to check these suggestions the next time you install some program and deselect suspicious applications. Otherwise, they could be installed automatically.

How does Dnshost.me work?

According to our researchers, Dnshost.me should redirect you to a site known as engine.spotscenered.info. Through this web page, the threat could lead you to various third-party websites. For instance, you might be redirected to guineasurvey.com, carquoteforless.com, iasrv.maha-media.com, vowresearchgroup.com, and so on. Of course, the content there and the websites themselves may vary in different regions, so it is rather difficult to say where the threat could lead you to.

However, what we do know is that the web pages you may be redirected to could be potentially harmful. For instance, they might distribute potentially unwanted programs browser hijackers, adware, ransomware, Trojans, and so on. Moreover, users could come across websites with fake lottery notifications. People behind such scams might try to convince you that you won something valuable and ask you to reveal particular sensitive data or even pay some fees. Perhaps, you can easily identify such scams or malicious web pages and will not interact with the ads, but getting redirected to possibly harmful web pages might still be risky, and it is better to keep away from such content.

How to delete Dnshost.me?

Sadly, we cannot prepare more precise removal instructions since we do not know what software on your PC is causing Dnshost.me redirections. It means that if you want to delete the threat manually, firstly you will have to find it. Once it is located, try to uninstall it with the instructions placed below. As for those who are looking for an easier way to stop these redirections we could suggest using a reliable security tool. The antimalware software can detect potentially dangerous or malicious content automatically and also help you eliminate it at once. Thus, in this situation the security tool might allow users to get rid of Dnshost.me faster.

Erase Dnshost.me

Windows 8 and Windows 10

Press Windows Key+R, type Control Panel and click Enter.
Select Uninstall a program, locate the application and press Uninstall.

Windows Vista and Windows 7