DNS Cache Viewer

Generally speaking, the DNS caches is a term used to describe the temporary storage of information regarding previous lookups on a given machine. The main reason why this cache is stored is to enable the browser or operating system to retrieve URLs more efficiently.

DNS Cache Viewer is a tool designed to help you examine the contents of the DNS cache as well as flush it to remove any invalid records.

The application comes with a simple interface that displays the total number of DNS entries as well as various details about them. You can check out the record name that the OS typically tries to solve as well as its type, which refers to the DCV list that is translated and listed in a readable form.

The program displays the Time to Live that entails the interval Windows stored it, in seconds, before the OS flushes it automatically. You can also view the Message Format which can either be replies or queries and hence identify apps that are trying to connect to unknown and suspicious outside servers.

Even though the idea is to speed up things, sometimes the cache can get polluted with unauthorized domain names, wrong IP addresses as well as technical glitches. Then again, the cache can also get corrupted due to network attacks and computer viruses. The next time your browser attempts to access a URL in the cache, you will get redirected to various malicious websites.

DNS Cache Viewer is a small program designed to help with such situations. Not only does it allow you to view the full contents of the cache, but also provides a quick way to flush it so that you can enjoy a safe and optimal browsing experience.