Buump.me

Buump.me is a search engine which is regarded as a browser hijacker, and if it has already replaced your home page, you should remove it from the system. Buump.me can affect the performance of your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, and the changes are made while browsing unreliable websites or after installing some insecure programs.  The search results provided by buump.me are provided in a different form, compared to Bing or Google search; moreover, some of the search hits may have nothing in common with what you are actually searching form.

If you do not remove buump.me from the PC, you risk you privacy because the search engine may provide you with advertisement and various unreliable links, some of which may be adult-oriented or take to offensive content.  The search engine does not control the content of the websites that are promoted because every website usually has it privacy police. Moreover, the fact that some unreliable links are displayed by buump.me does not mean that the search engine is affiliated with those website owners or advertisers. If you want to minimize the risk of being exposed to inappropriate content and getting the computer infected, remove buump.me from the browser as soon as you can.

Like a majority of various search engines, buump.me monitors your interaction with the site. It records your IP address, which may be used to determine your location, browser type, the websites that you visit, your search terms, and other non-personally identifiable information. According to the privacy policy of the search engine, the information is being collected in order to improve the quality of the search service and the distribution of advertisements. The information can also be share with third-parties in order to prevent some illegal actions or frauds, and if you do not want to be monitored, even though the search engine does not seek to reveal your identity, you should not hesitate to remove buump.me from the system.

The search engine uses tracking cookies and web beacons in order for the third-parties to know whether you have clicked on a sponsored link, browsed particular websites, and so on. Cookies are used to determine the effectiveness of advertising, so if you do not want to be part of it, take immediate actions to eliminate buump.me from the system.

The following instructions should help you reset the browsers. If you find that they are insufficient, scan the system with a reliable spyware removal tool to find out what malicious components or files should be removed from the system.

How to remove Buump.me

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Internet Options.
2. Open the Advanced tab.
3. Click Reset.
4. Select the check box and then click the Reset button.
5. Click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H.
2. Click Troubleshooting Information.
3. Click Reset Firefox - > Reset Firefox - > Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Go to Tools and click Extensions.
3. Remove unwanted browser add-ons if any are present.
4. Click Settings on the left side of the screen.
5. Under On startup, select the third option and click Set pages.
6. Set a new search provider.
7. Under Search, click Manage search engine and set a new search provider.
8. If necessary, change the setting of the home button in the Appearance section.