http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in How to remove Babylon virus?. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com I was using Mozilla Firefox and under the search box was Google advertising a faster browser that I clicked on and got i ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320066.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320066.html 07 Jun 2012 12:55:47 PDT Doggone. That pesky search window won't go away! I use the latest version of Firefox, have Vista Premium Home Edition. ( ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321472.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321472.html 11 Jun 2012 05:47:29 PDT I am most excellently wonderful. Once I had reset Google as my home page and search window, I noticed at the upper right ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321500.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321500.html 11 Jun 2012 07:24:42 PDT I had done this already before (it it hasn't come back in &quot;manage search engines&quot;), but I still have it and ma ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367385.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367385.html 29 Sep 2012 12:26:38 PDT Once I used Grif's advice at <a href="http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5098912.html?tag=posts;msg5099421" target="_b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367413.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367413.html 29 Sep 2012 12:28:51 PDT while Identity theft is at its highest, Babylon is one of the tools used to collect people's information, the piece of c ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367761.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367761.html 30 Sep 2012 13:27:05 PDT <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comput ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367762.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5367762.html 30 Sep 2012 13:29:55 PDT I would definitely call it malicious... Virus? Maybe not, but that's a moot point. I downloaded a copy of software that ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5373483.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5373483.html 15 Oct 2012 16:32:07 PDT <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Ovation/3000-2075_4-10483922.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://download.cnet ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5373474.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5373474.html 15 Oct 2012 16:38:01 PDT That and several other links. I had the same problem. Although I clicked no, it still took over. Definitely a virus.<br> ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5375997.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5375997.html 22 Oct 2012 19:02:29 PDT I need a firm example. Just one. If folk write that many do this and I test 2, then I'm back to ask you again.<br><br> ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5376047.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5376047.html 22 Oct 2012 20:47:29 PDT Hi, I installed Daemon Tools and Babylon came with that and at no time was there any question whether I wanted it. It is ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5396094.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5396094.html 11 Dec 2012 17:08:47 PST <a href="http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=daemon+tools&platformSelect=Windows&tag=srch%3Ba&searchtype=dow ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5396075.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5396075.html 11 Dec 2012 17:27:49 PST I don't think this technique is working anymore,see when I am trying to do so babylon virus has come up again.I am tryin ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5388709.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5388709.html 23 Nov 2012 02:47:11 PST I see many forget to change the HOME PAGE after removal. It's a manual step and it seems some folk can't figure out how ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5388852.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5388852.html 23 Nov 2012 09:07:00 PST Thank you, Katie. Used your suggestion and it appears to be working!! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5398182.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5398182.html 16 Dec 2012 09:10:08 PST OMG!<br>You are my hero <img border="0" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/happy.gif" alt="happy"><br>It worked!!!! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5398501.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5398501.html 17 Dec 2012 02:19:20 PST Your solution worked like a charm! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5343427.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5343427.html 04 Aug 2012 17:30:10 PDT The best way to completely uninstall is to go into your registry and find the babylon registry key and delete it. That w ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442532.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442532.html 28 Mar 2013 20:50:29 PDT i have actually just got this and believe it or not it was off something i download from cnet last night which is called ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5441884.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5441884.html 27 Mar 2013 08:08:23 PDT Noted at link to follow.<br>Bob<br><br>-&gt; <a href="http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/vjpeIIc9HvQ" ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5441939.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5441939.html 27 Mar 2013 12:08:55 PDT i have done everything i went onto that thread this morning after i'd been on here so beat you to it but its still there ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442088.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442088.html 27 Mar 2013 17:59:50 PDT Keep in mind I have to assume you have read all the posts above. At this point you would thoroughly remove Chrome and i ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442154.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442154.html 27 Mar 2013 22:01:49 PDT From what you say you've 'done everything'. Assuming that's the case, you may have to reinstall Chrome as Bob suggested ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442215.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442215.html 28 Mar 2013 07:18:23 PDT IF it's Babylon's start page which keeps coming back (after applying the settings) some have found rebooting the system ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442217.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5442217.html 28 Mar 2013 07:32:08 PDT Hello all:<br>I'm from the Babylon support team. Babylon actually provides an integrated global search engine that is bu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5430519.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5430519.html 27 Feb 2013 06:04:49 PST If you are from the company that makes this insidious program then I`m sure I speak for a lot of people in sending you a ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5458676.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5458676.html 19 May 2013 23:04:56 PDT Wow~ what a time I had getting rid of this horrible bug!<br>I downloaded google earth and this thing was attached. I fol ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5423312.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5423312.html 12 Feb 2013 06:27:25 PST I was using Mozilla Firefox and under the search box was Google advertising a faster browser that I clicked on and got i ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5418478.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5418478.html 31 Jan 2013 09:20:16 PST While the scans should suffice one member forgot one thing. They didn't check to see what the home page was set to and ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5418520.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5418520.html 31 Jan 2013 09:33:00 PST a.) Babylon is a virus<br> -- i didn't ask to install it it installed on what should have been secure software by attach ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5385583.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5385583.html 15 Nov 2012 20:41:18 PST I half got rid of the annoying Babylon malware/spyware - I'd uninstalled it from Control Panel (Win XP), and just had th ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5372850.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5372850.html 14 Oct 2012 01:44:28 PDT Firefox About:config Babylon entries just keeps coming back because they seem to be regenerated from .js scripts. It too ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5374972.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5374972.html 19 Oct 2012 12:41:26 PDT Hello, have you tried checking if there is a babylon entry in add/remove? If there is, I would download revo uninstaller ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5355470.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5355470.html 03 Sep 2012 05:34:41 PDT What a pain in the ass Babylon is and I got rid of every bit of it by accident and experimenting! Heres how I did it us ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5347932.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5347932.html 15 Aug 2012 13:49:13 PDT OK, this might help some.<br><br>Firefox.<br><br>go to the address bar, type 'about:config'<br><br>say you'll be careful ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5353184.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5353184.html 29 Aug 2012 04:28:21 PDT It worked! Thanks! ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5366335.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5366335.html 26 Sep 2012 21:36:03 PDT Hello xguy03,<br>Babylon is not a virus, that's why most anti-virus program can not detect it. It is just a toolbar. <br ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5344743.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5344743.html 08 Aug 2012 01:49:32 PDT Or at least malware produced by an illegitimate party:<br><br> I have it, though I did not ask for it<br> It does ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5368645.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5368645.html 02 Oct 2012 16:46:20 PDT I agree it's malware, scum and such but if you want to be inexact in what it is and is not, then feel free to call it wh ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5368678.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5368678.html 02 Oct 2012 17:15:49 PDT Thank u <br>Babylon virus removed ............from internet explorer<br>another problem please tell me how to remove su ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5378305.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5378305.html 29 Oct 2012 00:16:25 PDT on Windows7<br><br>I've tried all the options I've seen in this thread. I search my computer for babylon, I've looked at ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5419023.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5419023.html 01 Feb 2013 14:32:18 PST A recent event like this found the scanner complaining about a cookie or registry entry. Babylon was gone all the time. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5419024.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5419024.html 01 Feb 2013 14:38:38 PST Tony..<br><br>Did you see any evidence of it in your program files? Does it show as your search provider? Your homepag ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320137.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320137.html 07 Jun 2012 15:24:19 PDT No the pc shut down and I disconnected and ran Avast and MBAM twice. I also have CCleaner. I will try Eset even though I ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320191.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320191.html 07 Jun 2012 18:34:28 PDT Tony..<br><br>You asked for help uninstalling Firefox. I'm not going to try to convince you otherwise, but I would like ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320464.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5320464.html 08 Jun 2012 13:00:05 PDT Carol the version of FF is 9.01. I have tried everything you suggested except the Revo Uninstaller and am leary of some ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321648.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321648.html 11 Jun 2012 12:42:08 PDT Tony..<br><br>If you previously tried to uninstall it, I'm wondering if you may only have &quot;bits and pieces&quot; l ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321763.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5321763.html 11 Jun 2012 16:06:36 PDT i got it using chrome, firefox was never instaled on my computer, and the only thing i can think of about where it came ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5342818.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6132_102-5342818.html 03 Aug 2012 04:30:21 PDT