How to uninstall the BipApp browser hijacker
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is BipApp?
The BipApp browser hijacker promotes a fake search engine (toksearches.xyz). Like most apps of this type, BipApp promotes a bogus site, however, in this case, the browser hijacker does not directly assign settings to toksearches.xyz (see below). Additionally, this app collects browsing-related information.
Users often download and install browser hijackers unintentionally and, therefore, BipApp and other apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
Typically, browser hijackers promote addresses of fake search engines by assigning them as the homepage, default search engine and new tab. Therefore, users are forced to visit the bogus address when they open a browser, enter search queries into the URL bar, and open a new tab.
As mentioned, BipApp does not change browser settings, however, it detects when users enter search queries into the URL bar and then forces users to visit toksearches.xyz. Like most fake search engines, toksearches.xyz displays results generated by another search engine.
It redirects users to search.yahoo.com through smashapps.net, another dubious address. To prevent this situation, users must uninstall BipApp. Browser hijackers should be removed since, they can collect information relating to users' browsing habits (e.g., addresses of visited sites, entered search queries, geolocations, IP addresses) and sensitive details.
The developers misuse the data to generate revenue. For example, they could sell it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). Users of hijacked browsers might thus start having problems relating to browsing safety and online privacy, or even become victims of identity theft. Therefore, never download or install any PUAs.
| Name | BipApp |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab. |
| Browser Extension(s) | BipApp |
| Supposed Functionality | Improved browsing experience. |
| Promoted URL | toksearches.xyz |
| Serving IP Address (toksearches.xyz) | 104.27.140.251 |
| Affected Browser Settings | Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine. |
| Symptoms | Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines. |
| Distribution methods | Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers. |
| Damage | Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
To summarize, most browser hijackers promote a fake search engine addresses and collect user-system information. They are often advertised as useful apps, which supposedly provide quick access to various websites, include features, improve the browsing experience, etc.
In fact, they are useless to regular users. Furthermore, they can cause serious problems. More examples of browser hijackers are Auratab, ConvertSearch, and SearchThatMovie.
How did BipApp install on my computer?
PUAs are often included into download or installation set-ups as 'additional offers'. This distribution method is called "bundling". Typically, the offers can be found in "Custom", "Advanced" and similar settings. Users are commonly tricked into downloading and installing unwanted software together with their other software when they leave these settings unchecked and unchanged.
Additionally, unwanted downloads and installations can be caused by clicking deceptive advertisements that run certain scripts.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Never download programs or files from unofficial websites, through Peer-to-Peer networks (for example, torrent clients, eMule), third party downloaders, etc. Also avoid third party installers. These sites and programs are used to distribute unwanted, even malicious software.
You are advised to download programs and files only from official websites and via direct links. Check all "Custom" and "Advanced" settings, and decline offers to download or install unwanted applications. Do not click advertisements that appear on dubious pages, since they can open dubious websites or cause unwanted downloads and installations.
Remove all unknown, unwanted extensions, plug-ins and add-ons that are installed on the browser, and programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with BipApp, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Website promoting BipApp browser hijacker:
Notification stating that BipApp can read browsing history:
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Quick menu:
- What is BipApp?
- STEP 1. Uninstall BipApp application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove toksearches.xyz redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove BipApp browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove toksearches.xyz homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove toksearches.xyz redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
BipApp browser hijacker removal:
Windows 11 users:
Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.
Windows 10 users:
Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.
Windows 7 users:
Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.
macOS (OSX) users:
Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.
In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "BipApp"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the toksearches.xyz website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
BipApp browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:
Click the "gear" icon 
(at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".
Change your homepage:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://toksearches.xyz and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.
Change your default search engine:
Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "BipApp".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the toksearches.xyz redirect, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.
Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.
Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.
In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.
Click the Reset button.
Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
Click the Chrome menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "BipApp" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage:
Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "BipApp", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.toksearches.xyz) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.
Change your default search engine:
To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for "toksearches.xyz", when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the toksearches.xyz redirect, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.
After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:
Click the Firefox menu 
(at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "BipApp", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.
Change your homepage:
To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window disable "BipApp", remove hxxp://toksearches.xyz and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.
Change your default search engine:
In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the 
button.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with toksearches.xyz redirect removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.
Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.
Select Troubleshooting Information.
In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.
In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.
Remove malicious extensions from Safari:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...
In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.
In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.
In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.
Optional method:
Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...
In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.
Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:
Click the Edge menu icon 
(at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.
Change your homepage and new tab settings:
Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".
Change your default Internet search engine:
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon 
near it and select "Disable".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the toksearches.xyz redirect, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.
In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.
- If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.
Summary:
A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.
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