An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
Note! Your computer might be affected by Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) and other threats.
Threats such as Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) may be persistent on your system. They tend to re-appear if not fully deleted. A malware removal tool like SpyHunter will help you to remove malicious programs, saving you the time and the struggle of tracking down numerous malicious files. SpyHunter’s scanner is free but the paid version is needed to remove the malware threats. Read SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
If the user notices that his homepage has been changed without his knowledge he should be alarmed that a browser hijacker may have entered his system. In that relation, if the homepage has been changed to www.Bit-Search.com, the user may have performed a packed download. As a result, the questionable search engine may have entered the system. Even though bundled downloads may appear illegal, they are not. The user automatically agrees to everything written in the Download agreement and EULA the second he clicks the ‘next’ button.
Download a System Scanner, to See If Your System Has Been Affected By Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com).
Users may want to know that www.bit-search.com is developed by Babylon Ltd, as visible by the Terms of Use.
Image Source: www.bit-search.com
Bit-Search.com Detailed Description
www.bit-search.com may appear as a legitimate search engine. However, in terms of security, it is better to use well-known search engines instead of providers that are unknown.
Once Bit-Search is installed on a system, the user may encounter any of the following alterations, as stated in the Terms of Use:
The homepage of the preferred Internet Browser may be changed to www.bit-search.com.
The default search provider in the browser’s built-in search box.
The page that shows when opening a new tab.
Installation of Third Party Software
If more attention is paid to the Terms of Use of the toolbar, the following will be noticed:
When clicking ‘I accept’ or a similar button, the user agrees to be legally bound to the Terms of Use of the agreement.
The search software can be uninstalled from the Add or Remove programs in the Control Panel, the toolbar for Mozilla Firefox excluded.
Uninstallation of www.bit-search.com
Image Source: www.bit-search.com
If the user finds the search engine unfitting to his needs, he may want to uninstall it. As already mentioned, the toolbar may be removed manually from the system. However, if changes to Registry have been made, Bit-Search may keep reappearing. Thus, completely removing it via antivirus software is recommended.
→ Important! For the sake of the future’s online safety, going for the advanced software installer is the best measure against third party intrusion.
1. Remove Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari
Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu
Select Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) and click “Remove”
After Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’
Select Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.
Start Safari
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’ In the new window select ‘Extensions’ Click once on Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com). Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Bit-Search (www.bit-search.com) will be removed.
To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter – It is highly recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter.
An inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If common sense makes no sense, she will be there to take notes. Those notes may later turn into articles!
Image Source: www.bit-search.com
Image Source: www.bit-search.com
Image Source: www.bit-search.com
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
