Buump.me virus - How to remove

Buump.me virus is a browser hijacker that can appear on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome browsers. It may look just like other popular search pages, but in fact it cannot be even compared to Google, Bing or other well-known search providers. The program is installed together with various freeware from the Internet and once inside it replaces your start page and default search provider.

You can avoid installing Buump.me virus. Basically you have to be more careful when installing any freeware. If you follow their installation steps you will usually be able to see all additional programs that are offered to install. Refuse installing any tools that are not familiar for you and you will prevent many problems.

Buump.me virus was developed in order to make money by displaying various ads and advertising new websites. The program adds these websites to your search results and also redirects you while browsing. You may also notice some-in-text links added to regular websites. Buump.me virus makes your browsing experience very irritating and for this reason many users prefer to get rid of it.

To remove Buump.me virus from your computer, go to Control Panel, and uninstall it from Add/Remove Programs list. It is recommended to uninstalling ALL programs installed on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this virus installs software that block browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

How To remove Buump.me virus from Internet Explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box
2. Do following: On IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, On ie7 click change search defaults
3. Remove the Buump.me from the list

How To remove Buump.me virus from Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.
6. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: Close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. enter user.js in search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How To remove Buump.me virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list.
5. Go back to settings. On Startup choose open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

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