I'm having a weird issue with my Bing search engine. When I try to search for anything, I end up with random Chinese websites or just the same site repeated over and over. I haven't attempted any fixes yet, as I'm more interested in figuring out whether this is due to a malware infection or just a glitch. Just to clarify, I restarted my computer and toggled the internet connection, but the problem persists. Anyone have any idea what might be going on?
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It sounds like your region detection might be off. Have you recently used a VPN? If so, that might be messing things up. You could try clearing your browser cache or checking your region settings in your Microsoft account. Also, consider setting your market region explicitly on Bing. Here’s a link for that: https://www.bing.com/?setlang=en-us
Another tip is to reset your default search engine in your browser settings and remove any unwanted search engines. And for extra peace of mind, running a scan with Malwarebytes could help rule out any malware issues.
Yeah, I did use a VPN recently.