Hi Judy,
When it comes to toolbars other than Google or Yahoo ones,
the Babylon ,Ask.com and Complitly toolbars could be considered
the more benign of the lot.
All provide uninstall instructions and if followed carefully ,you should have no more trouble with them. http://www.babylon.com/info/uninstall
However ,that doesn't mean they uninstall cleanly.
I did a test on this and found some remnants in the Registry and Temp folder.
Since these toolbars are not malicious ,but can be an annoyance if not wanted,
residue in the Registry is of no concern. Temp folder can be cleaned.
Other - malicious - toolbars do leave active entries in the Registry which will re-download
the malware and start the cycle all over again.
BTW , I don't recommend any registry cleaner for the average computer user.
The risk is to great in the hands of an unskilled person.
Last piece of advice: Don't use a "naked" browser.
At least use a "sandboxed" browser by running it via a program
such as Sandboxie http://sandboxie.com/
or BufferZone. http://www.trustware.com/
Peter E.
PS .First submitted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 10:12 PM
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From: "J Davies"
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 2:09 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCSOFT] Babylon Search Engine Plus
Hello,
I recently had the "pleasure" of somehow, unknowingly receiving the Babylon
search engine & all its components on my computer, hijacking my chosen
search engine and taking over the Firefox tabs. I followed instructions
posted within Firefox's help section for getting rid of it and changing
parameters back to what I had. My question: is/was this dangerous, i.e. is
it going to come back to haunt me and/or has it already screwed up my
computer? So far today all is well, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Any
advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
~Judy Davies
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