How to remove Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper adware [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Have you become that your web browser randomly shows BNDLDNSKeeper, instead of the one you want to see? It’s a sign that you have an installed ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) on your PC. The adware is a part of dangerous software that created to display a lot of unwanted advertisements. You need to follow the step-by-step instructions below ASAP. It’ll clear your computer from ‘ad supported’ software that generates a huge number of pop-up ads in the web-browser and thereby remove the redirect to BNDLDNSKeeper web page.

Most often, the adware affects the most common internet browsers such as the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge. But such the harmful software as well may infect another browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding an argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a web browser’s shortcut). So every time you run the browser, it will redirect to the unwanted BNDLDNSKeeper web-page. Even if you setup a new startpage, an annoying web-site will be the first thing you see when you start the Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge.

The adware is not a virus, but the virus behaves similarly. As a rootkit hides in the system, alters internet browser settings and blocks them from changing. Also the ad-supported software can install additional web browser extensions, addons and modules that will inject advertisements within the Firefox, Google Chrome, IE and MS Edge’s screen. Moreover, the adware may install web browser hijacker that once started, will modify the web-browser’s startpage and search engine. And finally, the adware can collect a wide variety of personal information such as what web-pages you are opening, what you are looking for the Net and so on. This information, in the future, may be transferred to third parties.

We recommend to remove the adware, which redirects your browser on the BNDLDNSKeeper unwanted web-page, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other dangerous software on your machine.

How to BNDLDNSKeeper ads get installed onto system

Just as the beginning of this blog post, if you have ever seen the BNDLDNSKeeper ads appear in your web browser, it means your PC has been infected with the ‘ad supported’ software. Most often ad-supported software is bundled with free programs. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free applications? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply click the Next button and don’t read any information such as ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the system is infected, the internet browser’s configured to open lots of the BNDLDNSKeeper annoying ads. Even removing the free applications that contains this ad-supported software, the unwanted ads does not disappear. Therefore, you must follow the steps below to clean your computer from the adware and thereby remove BNDLDNSKeeper ads.

How to manually remove Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper

The simple answer is right here on this page. We have put together simplicity and efficiency. It’ll help you easily to clean your PC of adware. Moreover, you can choose manual or automatic removal method. If you are familiar with the PC system then use manual removal, otherwise use the free anti-malware utility designed specifically to delete adware which causes unwanted BNDLDNSKeeper advertisements. Of course, you can combine both methods. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to close your web-browser or restart your personal computer.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove BNDLDNSKeeper redirect
3. Delete BNDLDNSKeeper ads from Firefox
4. Remove BNDLDNSKeeper advertisements from Google Chrome
5. Get rid of BNDLDNSKeeper ads from Internet Explorer
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will display the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will open a list of all software. Scroll through the all list and uninstall any suspicious and unknown applications.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove BNDLDNSKeeper redirect

When the adware is started, it can also change the web-browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you launch the web-browser, it will be redirected to an annoying ads.

To clear the internet browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text which begins with “http://” that has been added here. You need to remove it.

When the argument is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your internet browsers, as they may be infected too.

Delete BNDLDNSKeeper ads from Firefox

First, launch the Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button ().

In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove BNDLDNSKeeper advertisements from Google Chrome

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as on the image below and click the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, press the “Reset” button.

Get rid of BNDLDNSKeeper ads from Internet Explorer

First, run the Internet Explorer, then click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu as shown on the screen below. Next, click the “Internet Options”.

In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your machine for the changes to take effect.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying BNDLDNSKeeper ads opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by malicious software.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This opens a dialog box that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your PC. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete like below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by malicious application. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to get rid of BNDLDNSKeeper ads automatically

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely delete Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper from the infected PC. This is because the ‘ad supported’ software can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and remove completely. This may lead to the fact that after some time, the adware again infect your PC system and it will begin to show annoying BNDLDNSKeeper ads. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to remove ad-supported software manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the computer.

I suggest using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your PC. It is an advanced malware removal program developed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This application uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It is able to help you remove browser hijackers, malware, ad supported software, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

Now, click the link below to download Malwarebytes Free on your PC system. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once downloading is finished, close all software on your PC system. Next, open the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown below, press the Yes button.

It will display the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Malwarebytes on your computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

Once setup is done successfully, press Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown on the screen below.

Now click the “Scan Now” button for scanning your computer for the ‘ad supported’ software which cause unwanted BNDLDNSKeeper ads. When the ad-supported software or malware is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is finished. Please be patient.

When it has finished scanning your personal computer, you can check all threats detected on your computer. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will start removing malware and ‘ad supported’ software that cause Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your computer.

I suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes program to get rid of adware and other malware.

Block BNDLDNSKeeper ads and other annoying web pages

To increase your security and protect your machine against new annoying ads and malicious web-pages, you need to use program that blocks access to dangerous advertisements and pages. Moreover, the program can block the display of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

Once the download is finished, start the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is done, you will see a window as on the image below.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop pop-ups, unwanted Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper, as well as other harmful or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.

Scan your PC and remove BNDLDNSKeeper ads with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and delete adware, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (homepage and search engine by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and delete malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the computer.

Download AdwCleaner tool by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

After the download is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen like below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to show the application, press Yes button to continue.

Now, click the “Scan” . This will begin scanning the whole system to find out ad-supported software which cause a redirect to BNDLDNSKeeper advertisements.

Once the scan is finished, it will display a list of all items detected by this tool as shown below.

You need to click “Clean” button. It will show a prompt, click “OK” to begin the cleaning procedure. Once the clean-up is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your PC. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will display the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Finish words

Now your machine should be clean of Ads by BNDLDNSKeeper . Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and annoying dangerous sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your system for new malware and ad-supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove BNDLDNSKeeper ads from your machine, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.