How Do I Get Rid Of "bing"?

How do I get rid of Bing? I say “Bing”, obviously not meaning the Bing Web site but the toolbar, add-on or whatever I may have. I’ve copied a search result page and attached the image and in the top left the Bing symbol can be seen. I’ve used the Mozilla Firefox Web browser and the Google search engine.


Prior to posing this question I have searched for a solution online. The ones I found suggest closing the toolbar, deleting it from your browser’s add-ons, using Control Panel to uninstall the program or using something like Revo Uninstaller. I cannot make use of any of these solutions. I do not have the Bing toolbar so cannot close what I do not have. I have checked all my Web browser’s add-ons and I do not have the Bing add-on. I have looked at the list of programs that are listed in Control Panel and it is not listed. Finally, I opened Revo Uninstaller and it does not listed Bing. I have also used Windows search function and typed ‘Bing’ but nothing was found. Finally, I have had a good look through my PC’s Directory and cannot find anything called ‘Bing’.


My PC is an Acer Aspire-E 15 and the operating system is Windows 8.1. Why could Bing be appearing on my research results and is there any way I can get rid of it? I must add it has only been appearing for four days. I know that it could have be downloaded with something and it is possible in haste just to click all options and click install. I have not, however, recently downloaded anything plus I am always careful to be certain what boxes I tick and agree to allow to download.

 

Hi David

I don't have Bing in my add-ons. It isn't listed in Add/Remove. It's not listed by my uninstaller. I can't find Bing in the PC's Directory. I've tried the online solutions but I can't use any. It simply isn't listed where anyone says it will be found.

 

If you can't find it in Options or Add-Ons check out this Mozilla support page.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox

 

Thank you!

 

Yes, but, interestingly, not after I removed Bing, after I removed all others excluding Google.

 

Thank you!