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If you've noticed that the browser you use on your Mac has suddenly started re-directing to Bing whenever you try and use Google or Yahoo to search the web, your Mac has fallen prey to the Bing redirect virus.

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The current situation

In 2020, browser hijackers are on the rise again, despite the ever-improving security protocols. According to security expert Adenike Cosgrove, it's not only your browser that can easily be hijacked but your entire account as well. As online streaming grows during the Coronavirus lockdown, thousands of hacked Netflix and Twitch accounts are being sold daily on the Dark Web. And clicking the wrong ad banner will easily get you there.

Mac users are just as vulnerable to adware attacks as Windows users. Have you heard of NewTab? This adware redirect virus has swarmed across the Mac world, infecting 30 million Macs. Adware known as Bing belongs to the same family. So here's your guide on how to get rid of Bing on your Mac.

What is Bing redirect virus

Bing redirect isn't a virus per se. It doesn't replicate itself and copy itself from computer to computer over a network or using shared storage. It is, however, a form of malware known as a potentially unwanted program, or PUP. Specifically, it's a browser hijacker, which means it intercepts your browser settings, whether you use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, and changes the homepage and default search engine.

Then it displays intrusive adverts and collects data such as your IP address, web searches, and sites visited. That's all done to earn money for the hackers who created it.

How did it get onto your Mac?

Ask yourself if you've downloaded any applications recently. Did you see a prompt from macOS telling you that the app wasn't downloaded from the Mac App Store and have to allow the installation in System Preferences? If so, that's the culprit. Bing redirect bundles itself with other applications and is downloaded and installed when you download those. To avoid it, be careful about what applications you download, make sure you know what they are and that they are safe. And avoid downloading software from sites that use proprietary download managers.

If you're not sure whether you've already downloaded Bing redirect, just launch a web browser and type a search query. If it redirects to Bing, you have your answer.

Battlewing alliance mac os. Read on, and we'll explain how to remove Bing from Chrome and other browsers.

How to remove Bing redirect virus automatically

Luckily, in 2020 many apps recognize the Bing virus. One of the latest antiviruses, CleanMyMac X, does that well. This app is notarized by Apple and detects many PUPs and key loggers, adware extensions, etc.
If all you are looking for is to delete the Bing redirect virus, you may go with a free version of CleanMyMac X.
Download the app — a link to a free edition
Launch the app and click Malware Removal in the sidebar
It should look like this:

How to destroy the Bing virus manually.

There are several steps to manual Bing redirect virus removal. First, stop it running.

1. Launch Activity Monitor from Applications>Utilities.
2. Look for any processes that look like they may be malware. If you're not sure, google the name of suspicious processes.
3. If you find one, select it and press the Quit Process button in the toolbar.

Get rid of suspicious applications

1. Go to your Applications folder.
2. Look for any applications you don't remember installing.
3. If you find one, uninstall it.
   

How to see your hidden folders?

There is a shortcut combination to reveal the unseen folders on your Mac. It may help you get hold of the virus that infiltrated many parts of your macOS. To see hidden items in the Documents or Applications folder, use:
Shift + Command + Period key

Reset homepage in Safari Preferences

Go to the Safari menu > Preferences > General.
Find the Homepage box and change what's written there to your preferred search engine.

What else can you do: Check your login items

Sometimes, malware puts itself in your login items, so it starts up when your Mac boots.

1. Go to System Preferences and choose Users & Groups.
2. Click on your user name and choose the Login Items tab.
3. Look for any suspicious login items.
4. If you find any, check the box next to them and press '-'
   

Remove Bing redirect from browser extensions

Many users are asking how to stop redirects caused by Bing. One of the solutions is cutting down on your browser extensions. Even seemingly helpful extensions, like parcel trackers, could be covert vehicles for Bing.

For Safari:

1. Launch Safari, then click on the Safari menu and select Preferences.
2. Click on the Extensions tab.
3. Look for an extension that you haven't installed, and that looks suspicious.
4. Select it and press Uninstall.
5. Now go to the General tab.
6. Change the Homepage address to your preferred homepage.
7. Go to the Search tab and choose the search engine you want to use.
   

Remove Bing redirect from Chrome

How to remove Bing from Chrome extensions:

1. Launch Chrome.
2. Type 'chrome://extensions' into the address bar.
3. Look for an extension that you haven't installed, and that looks suspicious.
4. Click Remove next to the extension.
5. Type 'chrome://settings' into the address bar.
6. Scroll down to 'On-startup.'
7. If the setting has been changed, change it back to your preferred homepage.
8. Go back to settings and select 'search engine.'
9. Press 'manage search engines' and then the drop-down menu next to the 'search engine used in the address bar' the choose the one you want to use.
   

Remove Bing redirect from Firefox extensions

1. Launch Firefox and click on the three horizontal lines on the right of the toolbar.
2. Choose Add-ons.
3. Select Extensions and look for an extension that you haven't installed, and that looks suspicious.
4. Press Remove.
5. Click on the three horizontal lines again.
6. Choose Preferences.
7. Now, select Home.
8. Set 'Homepage and new windows' to your preferred homepage.
9. Choose Search.
10. Set the search engine to the one you want to use.

Once you've completed the above steps, the Bing redirect should have been removed, and your browser should work normally. To make sure you don't download any further malware, be careful about what you download. Never click on a pop-up window that appears when you visit a website and tells you that software is out of date or that you must download an app to continue.

It's also worth trying a dedicated app uninstaller like the one is CleanMyMac X.

So what is Bing redirect essentially? For some, it might be just a nuisance, but what if it steals your credit card details? So you should remove it as soon as you become aware of it.

Fortunately, removing it isn't very difficult if you follow the steps above carefully. Once you've removed it, it's worth scanning your Mac with an antivirus tool or with CleanMyMac X's Malware Removal tool.

Recap: A few quick answers

Why does my search engine keeps changing to Bing?
Most likely, you have unknowingly installed the Bing virus as part of a software bundle. The best way to fix it is to use a dedicated antivirus.

How to stop Bing from opening at startup
Open your Login items on Mac and disable all non-essential items. As a nuclear option, fully delete and reinstall your browser that is affected by Bing.

How to change Bing to Google
You can reset your default search engine in Chrome > Settings > Search engine. That doesn't delete parts of the virus that are still present in your system.

Frequently asked questions

How to find out your Mac is infected by Bing redirect?

Bing Redirect is a browser hijacker, which means it takes over your browser, whether it's Chrome, Safari, or Firefox, and changes the homepage and default search engine. If your Mac's infected with Bing redirect, you will likely see pop-ups, banners, and other intrusive ads in your browser.

How is Bing redirect related to the Bing search engine?

Bing is a legitimate search engine, which isn't malicious at all. The creators of Bing redirect used the Bing brand name to trick users into downloading this PUP.

How does Bing redirect get into your Mac?

Bing redirect finds way on your Mac following the easiest pattern: it disguises itself as a third-party app. If you have installed some apps recently, Bing redirect could have been bundled with them. The next time you install an app, pay attention to installation steps to deselect the installation of third-party apps that can be malicious.

When a user authenticates, Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sends the token to the app by using the redirect URI registered with the Azure AD application.

The Microsoft Authentication library (MSAL) requires that the redirect URI be registered with the Azure AD app in a specific format. MSAL uses a default redirect URI, if you don't specify one. The format is msauth.[Your_Bundle_Id]://auth.

The default redirect URI format works for most apps and scenarios, including brokered authentication and system web view. Use the default format whenever possible.

However, you may need to change the redirect URI for advanced scenarios, as described below.

Scenarios that require a different redirect URI

Cross-app single sign on (SSO)

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For the Microsoft Identity platform to share tokens across apps, each app needs to have the same client ID or application ID. This is the unique identifier provided when you registered your app in the portal (not the application bundle ID that you register per app with Apple).

The redirect URIs need to be different for each iOS app. This allows the Microsoft identity service to uniquely identify different apps that share an application ID. Each application can have multiple redirect URIs registered in the Azure portal. Each app in your suite will have a different redirect URI. For example:

Given the following application registration in the Azure portal:

• Client ID: ABCDE-12345 (this is a single client ID)
• RedirectUris: msauth.com.contoso.app1://auth, msauth.com.contoso.app2://auth, msauth.com.contoso.app3://auth

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App1 uses redirect msauth.com.contoso.app1://auth.
App2 uses msauth.com.contoso.app2://auth.
App3 uses msauth.com.contoso.app1://auth.

Migrating from ADAL to MSAL

When migrating code that used the Azure AD Authentication Library (ADAL) to MSAL, you may already have a redirect URI configured for your app. You can continue using the same redirect URI as long as your ADAL app was configured to support brokered scenarios and your redirect URI satisfies the MSAL redirect URI format requirements.

MSAL redirect URI format requirements

• The MSAL redirect URI must be in the form ://host

  Where is a unique string that identifies your app. It's primarily based on the Bundle Identifier of your application to guarantee uniqueness. For example, if your app's Bundle ID is com.contoso.myapp, your redirect URI would be in the form: msauth.com.contoso.myapp://auth.

  If you're migrating from ADAL, your redirect URI will likely have this format: ://[Your_Bundle_Id], where scheme is a unique string. This format will continue to work when you use MSAL.

• must be registered in your app's Info.plist under CFBundleURLTypes > CFBundleURLSchemes. In this example, Info.plist has been opened as source code:

MSAL will verify if your redirect URI registers correctly, and return an error if it's not.

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• If you want to use universal links as a redirect URI, the must be https and doesn't need to be declared in CFBundleURLSchemes. Instead, configure the app and domain per Apple's instructions at Universal Links for Developers and call the handleMSALResponse:sourceApplication: method of MSALPublicClientApplication when your application is opened through a universal link.

Use a custom redirect URI

To use a custom redirect URI, pass the redirectUri parameter to MSALPublicClientApplicationConfig and pass that object to MSALPublicClientApplication when you initialize the object. If the redirect URI is invalid, the initializer will return nil and set the redirectURIErrorwith additional information. For example:

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Handle the URL opened event

Your application should call MSAL when it receives any response through URL schemes or universal links. Call the handleMSALResponse:sourceApplication: method of MSALPublicClientApplication when your application is opened. Here's an example for custom schemes:

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Next steps

Learn more about Authentication flows and application scenarios