Computer help forum: babylon search

I never signed up or asked for their product and have no idea how it was downloaded. Why doesn't someone get after these people! I have tried everything including regedit but cannot wipe this "virus" off my computer! These people are no better then scam artists HELP!!!!

thank you, this actually worked!!!!

omg thank you soooo much. you have helped me

I did that too, but it won't let me reset all the entries, and then when I close and open the program again, they are there again! What do I do?! :S Thanks!

Thank you so much , tried everything
This Work!

Brett

this worked, thanks!!!

Thank you --- the about:config remedy was right on. Huge help to restore myself and my computer to sanity. Bless you.

I went here and there were a hellofalot of values. did them all and resorted to defaults which ment google was back! It did not *delete them. but It stopped them from being in every aspect of my life! Thank you!

First, because there may be other malware on the machine, please download, install, update, then run BOTH of the free malware removal tools from the links below:

Malwarebytes Antimalware

SUPERAntispyware Removal Tool

Once that's done, then open Internet Explorer, click on "Tools" in the upper left, select "Manage Add Ons", then find the Babylon search in the "Search Providers" section or any of the other areas, and uninstall it from there. If you're using another browser, check for Babylon in those other browsers as well in the "Tools-Add Ons" section and remove it.

Hope this helps.

Grif

From my research by using google to look up the babylon website, I have found that it is very malicious software (looking at the Web of trust (WOT) scorecard).

As Babylon search is Malware, the best option to remove it is to download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, it will remove the malicious software and fix your browser.

And....

Be careful as the software is embedded in the CNET Download manager.

WOT Scorecard (View comment statistics)
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/babylon.com

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

My son is a Techie, and he understood and followed your instructions. Babylon is now gone. Thank you. However, I did not understand your instructions. I understand what he did, but could not begin to explain it to others. Would you break it down in layman's terms so others can get rid of this insidiously annoying, and probably malicious, program. You would be doing a huge service to a great number of people. Just look at how many people have posted looking for a solution. You have the ability to help them. I hope yu will do so.

I installed some new program (Flash cs4) and the next day when I opened my IE i had babylon - search windows, home page and about:Tabs page.....I got rid of the babylon search wondows and changed my home page but the thing that annoys me the most is my about:Tabs cause now instead of seeing ''reopen last browsing session'' and my closed tabs I see a babylon search page with the adress about:Tabs which is REALLY PISSING ME OFF so can someone pls help me get back my normal about:Tabs !!!!!!!!!!!

For a video that will show you how to easily remove the Babylon homepage, please enter www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1y9Lbsv1_0&feature=plcp.for any further assistance, please contact us at help@babylon.com and we'll be glad to help you.

I removed Babylon from Firefox but it is still there when I use IE 8 in spite of running SuperAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes and Spybot, and looking for it under Manage Add-ons without success. >> Thought: is it a "toolbar" (which could now have been removed) or is it a "search engine" (which is still there)? The removal procedures could be different. You can now download from CNET a Babylon Toolbar Remover but now I am dubious about downloading anything that might be infected - and may not achieve the aim of getting rid of the "default" search engine. Has anyone had relevant experience they could share? [I use XP Home]