Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker - How to remove

Bmps.xyz shows a lot of ads, lacks any useful features, and doesn’t get installed honestly. To see Bmps.xyz, Searchgg, Qxsearch, and similar sites means that your browser got infected. Bmps.xyz appears because a malicious browser extension is forcing that. You probably did not install it on purpose and you should definitely remove it as soon as you can.

About Bmps.xyz in short:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
Infections symptoms	Changed search engine, web search results are full of ads.
How Bmps.xyz gets installed	Misleading installation page, deceptive ads, bundling.
How to remove Bmps.xyz	Use antivirus apps (Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, etc.) to find and remove malware, Remove bad browser extensions, restore browser settings.

What is Bmps.xyz

Browser hijacker

There’s a lot of money in online advertising, especially in search engine advertising. And, since your browser is the tool that you use to connect to the internet, cybercriminals will try to abuse that. Browser extensions – little apps that can get access to a browser’s settings – are the perfect tool for that.

In this case, cybercriminals make simple extensions that do one main thing: change your default search engine setting to Bmps.xyz. Bmps.xyz gets distributed in malicious browser extensions similar to Smart App+, Power App, ImSearch, and MSrch. Cybercriminals make ads for these extensions that look like system warnings or stern reminders to install this very important app. They abuse people’s psychology to get them to download malware themselves.

It helps that the browser extension behind Bmps.xyz is so sneaky. It only exists to redirect your searches to Bmps.xyz.

Low-quality search engine

Sites like Bmps.xyz, Nvo1d.xyz, Vitosc.xyz, and others exist solely as minimum-effort advertising platforms. Bmps.xyz is a low-quality search engine that lacks any useful features, like filtering results by type, language, or date. Bmps.xyz just shows search results from Google Custom Search (which is free) and then slaps a few ads on top.

The ads are styled to look like Google ads which can make them appear more trustworthy than they are. After all, Google has strict policies to make sure its ads are safe and secure. Not so with Bmps.xyz. Except, whoever manages Bmps.xyz hasn’t got around to updating the ad design since Google making some changes to its ads a few months ago.

On top of that, the ads that Bmps.xyz shows include sites like Izito and Zapmeta that are often responsible for spreading malware (browser hijackers, mostly). So, it’s not just that Bmps.xyz shows way too many ads (which it does), but also that those ads result in more browser infections.

How to avoid browser hijackers

Malicious software often relies on social engineering to trick people into downloading it. Bmps.xyz, too, relies on the Download Ready scam. This is the equivalent of a fake download button:

Whenever a website tells you to download something, be careful. Check the URL of the site that you’re on, scan the file before you open it, read the small text, check the privacy policy. Don’t rush.

Sometimes people find Bmps.xyz while pirating. You can see this in web analytics. people search for things like KMSpico, free GTA5, and Minecraft – only to end up on Searchgg sites. Of course pirating sites lead to malware. If you want to pirate software, you have to be really, really careful. Otherwise, it’s too easy to get your computer infected.

Malicious ads that spread Bmps.xyz are not limited to pirating sites, of course. That’s why it’s important to be careful and use an anti-malware program, or maybe just an ad-blocker. They’re not perfect, but they can catch some malicious links and give you a bit of protection.

How to remove Bmps.xyz

Use an antivirus program, like Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, or another. Scan your device and read the results. If there’s malware found on your computer (such as a bad browser extension), it needs to be removed. You can let your antivirus program do that, or you can do it manually. In the section below are the instructions on how to remove a browser extension and restore your settings.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually restore browser settings

TopHow To remove Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Bmps.xyz and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Bmps.xyz Search Hijacker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Bmps.xyz, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.