Millions of users rely on FireDNS to proactively identify and block malicious domains, web identity theft, and unwanted websites while improving their Internet experience.
A new layer of protection
Using our cloud-based security service is simple. It takes a minute to set up your PC or wireless router.
Change DNS settings
Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 15.197.206.208 and 15.197.206.228 as your DNS servers.
Resume Browsing
Websites and apps will continue to work the same, however, FireDNS will stop malware and other dangerous content from reaching you.
Modify your Preferences
Optionally, create an account and set your web filtering preferences, blacklists, whitelists, or implement some enterprise functions.
Individuals
Protect family and friends from online threats such as malicious websites and phishing; implement parental controls by blocking unsuitable content.
Education
Block malicious content from reaching students and faculty on campus; improve Internet speed with a cleaner pipe; set up content filtering policies.
Enterprise
Connect your users to the internet with confidence. Stop threats such as phishing and ransomware before they infect or spread within the organization.
Service Providers
A safer Internet
Stop threats over any port or protocol before they reach your network or endpoints.
Threat Protection
Stay protected online against phishing and ransomware using our cloud-based DNS-layer security service or on-premises DNS appliances.
Faster Internet
Your network is faster when it’s cleaner, when undesirable content like phishing and web spam is blocked from consuming your connection.
Content Filtering
Block users from accessing inappropriate or undesirable content including adult websites, gambling, drugs, or even social media.
1-minute setup
Using our cloud-based security service is simple. No software to download or hardware to install. It takes a minute to set up your PC or wireless router.
Everywhere you go
FireDNS is trusted by millions of users worldwide to protect them from security breaches wherever they may be – at home, school, workplace, or public cafe.
Free to use
Threat protection is baked into the public domain name resolution service offered by FireDNS. It’s free to use for as long as you want. You don’t even have to sign up.
Frequently asked questions
Humans prefer to identify objects by names. Computers on the other hand identify by numbers called IP addresses. A domain name system or DNS is like a dictionary that maps names to IP addresses. So when you access a website by name, such as www.google.com, your computer refers to a DNS server to translate that name to an IP address, enabling it to know where to send your request.
FireDNS is a public DNS service offered to Internet users everywhere. Like Google DNS, it is reliable and speeds up your web by resolving domains fast. FireDNS goes a step further to protect you by blocking websites used for web identity theft and malicious activities.
When a DNS-layer security service like FireDNS receives a DNS request, it first checks if the destination domain name is known to be malicious or not. If the site is clean, FireDNS will simply resolve the name for your computer. If the site is malicious, it will stop your computer from accessing it.
FireDNS is available as a public DNS service to users everywhere. That means you will always have access to the service and its built-in threat protection function. There are also enterprise features available to businesses at a fee.
Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 15.197.206.208 and 15.197.206.228 as your DNS servers.
An account is not required to use features like DNS resolution and the default threat protection feature. However, you need an account to view your usage reports, implement web filtering, or use enterprise features such as our on-premises DNS firewalls.
Yes, visit the DNS Test page in your browser to check if your computer or network is protected by FireDNS.
Yes. At least 99% of the time. Visit our uptime monitoring page to view the operational status of our DNS servers over the past 90 days or longer.