What is TransSingulare

TransSingulare is a malicious browser extension that poses as a legitimate tool but functions as a browser hijacker, injecting unwanted advertisements into websites and redirecting search queries without user consent. Once installed, it can compromise popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari, making it a versatile threat across different platforms. Users infected with the TransSingulare extension often experience a barrage of intrusive ads, which can lead to further security risks as these ads may link to potentially harmful sites. Additionally, the extension manipulates search engine settings, rerouting queries through obscure third-party search engines that generate revenue for the hijacker’s creators. Its presence is typically masked by the “Managed by your organization” policy, complicating removal efforts for average users. This stealthy behavior not only disrupts browsing but also raises significant privacy concerns, as it can track user activity and harvest data for malicious purposes. Consequently, recognizing and removing the TransSingulare extension promptly is critical for maintaining a secure and user-friendly browsing experience.

TransSingulare extension

How TransSingulare infects computers

TransSingulare is a malicious browser hijacker that typically infects computers through deceptive advertising and bundled software installations. Users often encounter the TransSingulare extension when they inadvertently click on misleading ads or download free applications from untrustworthy sources. Once installed, it integrates itself into popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge, often leveraging the “Managed by your organization” policy to complicate removal efforts. This tactic not only injects intrusive advertisements into web pages but also redirects search queries to affiliate marketing engines, generating revenue for the hijacker creators. Moreover, its persistence can be attributed to creating scheduled tasks that allow it to reinstall even after attempts to remove it, leading to ongoing frustration for affected users. To avoid such infections, it’s crucial for users to maintain vigilance when browsing online and to utilize reputable security software to detect and block potential threats.

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

Download Removal Tool for Windows

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To remove TransSingulare completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5. It detects and removes all files, folders, and registry keys of TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter for Mac. It can help you remove files, folders, and registry keys of TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare manually for free

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

Note: TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing TransSingulare you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “TransSingulare”. 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 TransSingulare from Windows XP:

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

Remove TransSingulare from Windows 7:

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

Remove TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare-related or other suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove TransSingulare from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare-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 TransSingulare-related or other suspicious program in the list.
  4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare-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 TransSingulare from Mac:

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

    Cannot uninstall TransSingulare in Windows

    In some cases, TransSingulare won’t uninstall and gives you the message, that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall TransSingulare. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare or other suspicious program

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

    Cannot uninstall TransSingulare in MacOS

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

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

    Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

    Uninstalling TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare extension from your browsers manually.

    Google Chrome:

    1. Start Google Chrome browser
    2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
    3. Find TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable TransSingulare, 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 TransSingulare or other suspicious extensions.
    6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

    Opera Browser:

    Generally, TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare or other suspicious extensions.
    4. Click Uninstall button.
    5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

    Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

    TransSingulare installs a search engine, 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.

    How to block ads and pop-ups, promoting TransSingulare

    TransSingulare, in most cases, is promoted by ads and pop-ups on doubtful websites. These sites can redirect users’ browsers to TransSingulare ads, generating advertising revenue for the attackers. The malware is often offered through these ads, leaving users puzzled about the origin of the software. In some cases, users may unknowingly install the TransSingulare extension, which then injects advertisements into the websites they visit and redirects their search queries. Additionally, the malware can be distributed through other channels such as peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, misleading ads, and compromised or shady websites that trigger automatic downloads To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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    How to protect from threats, like TransSingulare, in future

    Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like TransSingulare 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 TransSingulare.

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