BingProtect virus - How to remove

BingProtect virus is a browser hijacker that can take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome without your consent. It comes bundled to other software and doesn’t require users’ authorization, which means it is usually added without your consent. Once inside, the program changes your homepage and default search provider, forcing you to use BingProtect as your main search provider.

As you know bing.com is a legitimate search engine. However, BingProtect was designed to redirect computer users to bing.com without their knowledge and make profit this way. It has no value for the users, in fact it can even be malicious as it can redirect to potentially dangerous websites. It is recommended to remove BingProtect virus from your system if it has appeared on your browser out of nowhere and avoid adding such applications in future.

About BingProtect virus

There are 6 versions of BingProtect virus at the moment. If can affect random system while you are downloading various free software from the Internet. If it was installed to your computer, your homepage and default search provider will be replaced with bing.com. You will also see two processes of BingProtect running in your Windows Task Manager.

It is considered to be a potentially unwanted program because the program comes bundled to other software without asking users permission. The main goal of BingProtect is to redirect users to sponsored websites. Its creators are getting paid for building up traffic of certain pages and increasing their page ranking in search results. Once inside, the program doesn’t allow to make changes in your browser settings regarding your homepage and default search provider.

We have provided a tutorial how to remove BingProtect virus from your browsers below this article. Don’t forget to restore the settings of each affected browser separately.

Distribution Methods of BingProtect virus

Usually BingProtect virus is installed to computers along other freeware. It comes bundled to free media players, PDF creators, and other popular tools that can be easily downloaded from the Internet. Computer users are recommended to be more careful whenever they are downloading anything from the Internet, even when you download software from well-known websites. Do not skip any installation steps without reading what each of them says first and only hit the ‘Next’ button.

Many freeware distribute not only browser hijackers but also other potentially unwanted programs, such as adware, browser plugins, browser extensions, etc. Make sure you always choose a Custom installation setup and deselect check marks that indicate about adding unknown applications to your computer or making changes in your browser settings, like replacing your homepage, search provider, etc.

To remove BingProtect virus, it is recommended to scan your system with an anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla. A full guide how to do it is provided below.

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How to remove BingProtect virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like BingProtect virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to BingProtect virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make BingProtect virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove BingProtect virus from macOS

Delete BingProtect virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the BingProtect virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove BingProtect virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to BingProtect virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove BingProtect virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything BingProtect virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to BingProtect virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove BingProtect virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to BingProtect virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove BingProtect virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall BingProtect virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to BingProtect virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

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