Bing Redirect – Mac Virus Removal

What is Bing Redirect?

Bing Redirect is a browser hijacker that can be really annoying. The main purpose of this softwere is to promote various services, products, websites, search engines and other software tools on the screen while browsing. This application can usually integrate with any popular browser and force the display many of pop-ups, in-text links, blinking boxes, banners, and ads of all types and shapes. You may also be automatically directed to certain sponsored links, sales platforms or websites to generate traffic for them. All the way Bing Redirect works can be quite aggressive and uncomfortable. If you have ended up on this page because you also have navigation problems caused by this application, we advise you to hold on around and read the information below.

Bing Redirect Mac Virus

Often times, a problem for users occurs when advertising software overdoes their advertising attempts and starts disrupting normal web browsing and breaking search results in favor of sponsored content. It is also the main reason such applications are considered potentially unwanted and many people would prefer them uninstalled. Also, in some cases, developers can try to use their software as a market research tool and set it to collect some browsing data from users’ browsers. For example, they can set the hijacker to collect information such as recently visited websites, search queries, language, location and browsing history. This is an invasive method that can help you identify the types of content that interest you the most and allow the creators of the hijacker to display ads that you are most likely to click on.

Regardless of how you look at it, an application that performs some background data-tracking activities of your system can not only consume system resources. It can also be seen as an invasion of your privacy. Information that a hijacker like Bing Redirect might collect and be transferred to various online advertising agencies or sold to third parties for a profit. And that’s not the only thing to worry about. The page redirect activity that this software typically initiates can lead you to websites with a sleazy reputation. You can never be sure how safe the websites and ads the hijacker can generate are.

So, if you happen to click on a misleading link, fake ad, or infected page, you could end up with a real virus such as a Trojan horse, ransomware, spyware, worms, or other similar deceiving threats. With this in mind, it’s best to use a professional removal tool or manual removal guide and remove the hijacker from your system as soon as possible.

Attention! You should be aware that all of your accounts and passwords were likely compromised. Viruses are designed to collect every piece of private information. We advise you to change all your passwords, once you clean your MAC, especially if you make online banking or shopping.

SUMMARY:

Name	Bing Redirect
Type	Browser Hijacker
Danger Level	Medium (annoying and still a security risk)
Symptoms	Replays homepage of the browser or the default search engine
Distribution Method	Program packages and bundles, spam messages, torrents, advertisements, etc.
Detection Tool	Similar malware is quite difficult to track down. Use this professional BING REDIRECT Removal Tool to make sure you find all traces and leftovers of the infection in your MAC. Download ComboCleaner More information, steps to uninstall, EULA, and Privacy Policy*.

*You can use the ComboCleaner to detect the parasite, however if you want to delete it automatically you need to register the antimalware program.

Remove BING REDIRECT Virus Infection Manually

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Go.redirectro.com Pop-Up Virus infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. you may want to print this guide or look at it in another computer.

STEP 1: Kill BING REDIRECT from Memory

STEP 2: Find BING REDIRECT Start-up Location

STEP 3: Get Rid of BING REDIRECT from your browser (Safari; Firefox; Chrome)

Kill BING REDIRECT from Memory

• Open up the Utilities folder as shown below

• Locate the Activity Monitor icon on the screen and double-click on it

• Under Activity Monitor, find BING REDIRECT and select Quit Process
• A dialog should pop up, asking if you are sure you would like to quit the troublemaking process. Select the Force Quit option. Done!

Find BING REDIRECT Start-up Location

ATTENTION! If you are about to modify with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibilityor Use ComboCleaner to detect the BING REDIRECT malware

• Expand the Go menu in Apple Finder -> select Go to Folder.
• Type or paste the following string in the folder search dialog: /Library/LaunchAgents

• Once the LaunchAgents directory opens up, find the following entries in it and move them to Trash:

com.Malware.plist

• Use the Go to Folder lookup feature again to navigate to the folder named ~/Library/LaunchAgents. When this path opens, look for the same entry (see above) and send it to the Trash.
• Similarly, go to the /Library/LaunchDaemons folder. Locate and move the following entries to the Trash:

com.MalwareSearchDaemon.plist com.MalwareModuleSearchP.plist

• Click the Go button again, but this time select Applications on the list. Find BING REDIRECT entry on the interface, right-click on it and select Move to Trash. If admin password is requested, enter it so that the application can be removed completely.

• Now go to Apple Menu and pick the System Preferences option

• Select Users & Groups and click the Login Items button. The system will come up with the list of the items that launch when the computer is started up. Locate SmartSignalSearch or another potentially unwanted entry there and click on the “-“ button.

 

Get Rid of BING REDIRECT from your browser (Safari; Firefox; Chrome)

BING REDIRECT Pop-Up Virus Ads may infect every browser you have. You need to do the steps one by one.

Remove BING REDIRECT from Safari

 

• Open the browser and go to Safari menu. Select Preferences in the drop-down list
• Once the Preferences screen appears, hit the Privacy tab at the top. Find the option that says Remove All Website Data and click on it
• The system will display a confirmation dialog that also includes a brief description of what the reset does. Specifically, you may be logged out of some services and encounter other changes of website behavior after the procedure. If you’re okay with that, go ahead and click the Remove Now button
• In order to selectively clear data generated by certain websites only, not all of them, hit the Details button under the Privacy section of Safari Preferences
• This feature will list all websites that have stored potentially sensitive data, including cache and cookies. Select the one, or ones, that might be causing trouble and click the appropriate button at the bottom (Remove or Remove All). Click the Done button to exit.
• Here in the General tab you can modify your Homepage to your preference.

Remove BING REDIRECT from Google Chrome

 

• Start Chrome, click Settings –> Extensions. There, find the unwanted extension and click on Remove.

• In the Settings pane, select Advanced
• Scroll down to the Reset settings section. Under the Restore settings to their original defaults option, click the Reset settings button

• Restart the browser

Remove BING REDIRECT from Mozilla Firefox

 

• Open Firefox, click on the top right –> Add-ons. Select Extensions. Remove unwanted extension.

• Then select Help – Troubleshooting Information
• On the page that opened –> click the Reset Firefox button