How to Remove BingProvidedSearch Adware

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The appearance of the BingProvidedSearch website is bad news. It signifies that your computer harbors an infection. An adware application is lurking somewhere on your machine and is wreaking havoc. Once installed, this malicious utility modifies your browser’s settings. It adds its extension to all installed browsers. It doesn’t matter if you use one or multiple browsers. If one is infected, be sure, so are the others. The BingProvidedSearch utility changes your homepage and default search engine. From this point onward, it is the adware that controls your browser. Be prepared. You will be exposed to an increased number of advertisements. Every website you visit will soon be covered in banners, in-text ads, and hyperlinks. Your browser will get constantly redirected to random pages. On top of that, your online videos will also get paused. You should take immediate actions against the adware. If you postpone its removal, your situation will worsen. With every passing day, the BingProvidedSearch app gets more and more aggressive. You won’t be able to get any work done. The adware will disturb you constantly. Soon, you will notice that your computer underperforms. No, you are not imagining it. Your PC is struggling. The adware is using its resources. Some older machines may even experience system crashes. And this, as we all know, leads to data loss and the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. So, take measures while you still can. Use a trustworthy anti-virus app and run a full system scan. If you prefer to delete the adware by yourself, follow our guide down below!

How did I get infected with?

The BingProvidedSearch adware is a malicious program. As any other app, it needs your approval to be installed. Do you remember allowing this app on board? We won’t be surprised if you don’t. This furtive utility asked you obliquely. It hides its presence behind other programs. Freeware, shareware and pirated copies of licensed software often become hosts of adware parasites. Whenever you are installing a program, opt for the Advanced option the Setup Wizard. It can be a button or tab. Use it. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all extra apps that are about to be installed. Examine these extras carefully. Read the Terms and Conditions/EULA. If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. The Internet is definitely a dangerous place. Only your caution can keep your PC clean. A powerful anti-virus program is also a must. You can never know where an infection might strike from. So, don’t let your guard down.

Why is this dangerous?

When your computer is infected with adware, everything takes longer to be done. The websites you want to view load slowly; your computer performs poorly; on top of that, you cannot finish watching an online video without some ad-break pausing it. Your online experience is ruined. Yet, these issues are nothing compared to what the adware does behind your back. Yes, that is right. The BingProvidedSearch utility is never idle. It lurks in the shadows and collects information about you and your online habits. This furtive app knows your favorite websites, which pages you’ve visited, what kind of links you’ve followed. Everything you do online is recorded and analyzed. The collected information is usually used for better ad targeting as well as sold to third parties. Can you imagine what may happen if hackers get in possession of your usernames, passwords, IP and email addresses, credit card details? The adware can record sensitive and personally identifiable information. Do not use your machine for online banking while the BingProvidedSearch adware remains active on it. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the infection. The sooner you clean your computer, the better!

How to Remove BingProvidedSearch virus

The BingProvidedSearch infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the BingProvidedSearch infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down BingProvidedSearch in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate BingProvidedSearch startup location

STEP 3: Delete BingProvidedSearch traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down BingProvidedSearch in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate BingProvidedSearch startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean BingProvidedSearch virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean BingProvidedSearch traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the BingProvidedSearch by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by BingProvidedSearch

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for BingProvidedSearch, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove BingProvidedSearch argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove BingProvidedSearch Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.