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How do I get rid of this babylon search engine...?

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  • adamc260
    adamc260 Posts: 2,055 Forumite
    Go to Control Panel, click Programs (software).

    Uninstall "Browser Manager" + "Bprotector" + "Object Installer" + "Babylon Toolbar on IE"

    Then depending on which browser you use , follow the relevant steps:

    Firefox

    > Open a new Firefox window (website)

    > Go to Tools> Options> and go to change your order, the Home. and click OK.

    > Remove the search engine of Babylon by clicking the small arrow next to the icon of Babylon

    > Manage Search Engines

    > select Babylon and Remove

    > Close Firefox and open again

    > write in the address Bar "about:config " and click Enter

    > Write in the search engine "Babylon."

    > Click on any 'Babylon' preferences with the right mouse button and select "Reset"


    Chrome
    Open Google Chrome and click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome " icon by the right side of the address bar icon:

    Click> Settings , choose the option "Open a particular page or set of pages."

    Click "Set Pages" on page Babylon and delete from the list.

    To change the search engine in Google Chrome, please follow the instructions below:

    Open Google Chrome on the "wrench" icon on the right side of the address bar, click:

    Settings> Under "Search", click "Manage Search Engines ...".

    If you see "Babylon Search" as a standard (default), select please another search engine as the default from (Google, Bing, etc.). Only then will you Babylon You can remove by clicking the little 'X'.

    Internet Explorer (IE)


    Open your Internet Explorer browser, click on "Tools", then "Internet Options" and in the section "Tabs" click on "Settings". It will open a new window, on the option "When a new tab is opened, open:" in the drop-down menu please choose "Your first homepage". Then click OK, Apply and OK.


    Cheers

    Babylon Support

    You could just design software that isn't 'hidden' into installers and isn't such a pain in the !!!! to remove... Just an idea :)
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