What is Bangsearch.pro

Bangsearch.pro is a fake search engine that is typically promoted by browser hijackers. It is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and is associated with intrusive redirections and the display of sponsored links or ads. The main objective of Bangsearch.pro is to control search outcomes and generate profits from these activities. When the Bangsearch.pro browser hijacker is installed on a computer, common symptoms include your browser’s search queries being redirected through Bangsearch.pro and the installation of a malicious browser extension or program on your computer. It can also lead to several online redirections that may expose users to harmful content. If your browser’s homepage and new tab page have been unexpectedly modified to Bangsearch.pro, it indicates that a browser hijacker has been installed on your system. In such cases, it’s essential to remove the permission for Bangsearch.pro from the browser settings.

Bangsearch.pro hijacker

How Bangsearch.pro infects computer

Bangsearch.pro is often promoted through the use of malicious browser extensions and browser hijackers. It can find its way onto your computer through various means, such as free software installation programs or misleading advertisements. It’s important to note that Bangsearch.pro and the software endorsing it usually collect sensitive information. Therefore, it’s recommended to remove it from your system. This can be done by uninstalling unwanted applications, removing the browser hijacker from your browser, and removing rogue plug-ins.

  1. Download Bangsearch.pro Removal Tool
  2. Remove Bangsearch.pro from Control Panel and Applications
  3. Remove Bangsearch.pro extensions from browsers
  4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
  5. Alternative way to remove Bangsearch.pro search redirects
  6. Clean browser shortcuts from Bangsearch.pro
  7. How to protect from threats like Bangsearch.pro

Download Removal Tool for Windows

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To remove Bangsearch.pro completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5. It detects and removes all files, folders, and registry keys of Bangsearch.pro and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars. The trial version of Spyhunter 5 offers virus scan and 1-time removal for FREE.

Download Removal Tool for Mac

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To remove Bangsearch.pro completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter for Mac. It can help you remove files, folders, and registry keys of Bangsearch.pro and uninstall hijackers, toolbars, and unwanted add-ons from the Safari browser. The trial version of SpyHunter for Mac offers virus scan and 1-time removal for FREE.

Remove Bangsearch.pro manually for free

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full Bangsearch.pro removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the Bangsearch.pro an installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Note: Bangsearch.pro can be installed as Google Chrome extension as Administrator (you may see Installed by enterprise policy or Your browser is managed by your organization inscription near it), and this will not allow removal. Therefore, before starting removal process, perform these actions:

  1. Start the Command Prompt by clicking the Start menu button and typing command prompt (or just searching for “command prompt” in Windows 10 search field). Right click on the Command Prompt result and choose Run as Administrator.
  2. start command prompt as administrator

  3. Type in and execute the following commands:


    rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
    rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
    gpupdate /force

  4. update group policy in windows

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Bangsearch.pro you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Bangsearch.pro”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac.

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Windows XP:

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Choose Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Bangsearch.pro-related or other suspicious program.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Windows 7:

  1. Click Start button.
  2. Then go to Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Bangsearch.pro-related or other suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Windows 8:

  1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Bangsearch.pro-related or other suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Bangsearch.pro from Windows 10

Way one
  1. Click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Settings.
  3. Click on the System tile.
  4. Click Apps & features and locate Bangsearch.pro-related or other suspicious program in the list.
  5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.
Way two (classic)
  1. Right-click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
  3. Locate Bangsearch.pro-related or other suspicious program in the list.
  4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove Bangsearch.pro from Windows 11:

  1. Right-click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Settings.
  3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
  4. Click Apps & features and locate Bangsearch.pro-related or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
  5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
  6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.
  7. Remove Bangsearch.pro from Mac:

    1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
    2. Bangsearch.pro might have an Uninstaller.
    3. Otherwise, drag Apps from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
    4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

    Cannot uninstall Bangsearch.pro in Windows

    In some cases, Bangsearch.pro won’t uninstall and gives you the message, that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Bangsearch.pro. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the Bangsearch.pro folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Bangsearch.pro in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

    1. Reboot your computer.
    2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
    3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
    4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
    5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove Apps or other suspicious program

    >> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

    Cannot uninstall Bangsearch.pro in MacOS

    If you can’t uninstall Bangsearch.pro using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Bangsearch.pro. Follow instructions below:

    1. Download free AppCleaner.
    2. Drag Apps from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
    3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Bangsearch.pro.
    4. Click Delete button.

    Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

    Uninstalling Bangsearch.pro from Control Panel or Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Bangsearch.pro-related extension from your browsers manually.

    Google Chrome:

    1. Start Google Chrome browser
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
    3. Find Apps or other related extension.
    4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
    5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

    Mozilla Firefox:

    1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
    3. Find Apps or other related extension.
    4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
    5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
    6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

    Safari:

    1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
    2. Click Extensions tab.
    3. Find Apps or other related extension.
    4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

    Microsoft Edge:

    1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
    3. Find Apps or other related extension.
    4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
    5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
    6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

    Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

    Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Bangsearch.pro from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Bangsearch.pro, please, do the following:

    1. Open Internet Explorer.
    2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
    3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
    4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
    5. Click Disable Apps or other suspicious extensions.
    6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

    Opera Browser:

    Generally, Bangsearch.pro does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

    1. Start Opera browser.
    2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
    3. Find Apps or other suspicious extensions.
    4. Click Uninstall button.
    5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

    Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

    Bangsearch.pro installs a search engine (search.Bangsearch.pro) that hijacks your browsers. Here is the instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

    Google Chrome:

    1. Start Google Chrome browser
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
    3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
    4. Choose Reset and clean up.
    5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

    Mozilla Firefox:

    1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
    3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
    4. Click Refresh Firefox button in opened dialog window to confirm.

    Reset Safari:

    1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
    2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
    3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
    4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
    5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
    6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
    7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
    8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
    9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

    Microsoft Edge:

    1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
    2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
    3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
    4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

    Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

    1. Start Internet Explorer.
    2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
    3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
    4. Click Advanced tab.
    5. Click Reset button.
    6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

    Opera Browser:

    1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
    2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
    3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
    4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

    Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

    avast browser cleanup For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to Bangsearch.pro. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

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    Cleaning browsers shortcuts

    shortcut cleaner You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

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    How to protect from threats, like Bangsearch.pro, in future

    Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like Bangsearch.pro may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-virus programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Bangsearch.pro.

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