How To Get Rid of the Babylon search bar

[Michigan Badger]

I have had this nasty malware on my computers for over a year and I'd like to get rid of it.

I've tried all the easy fixes online and none worked.

Has anybody figured this out yet? From what I've read Microsoft basically sold us out to this Israeli firm.

 

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[Chadeaux]

SuperAntiSpyware.com, MalwareBytes, and others.

 

[SeaninNH]

Malwarebytes.org

Malwarebytes is the best and it's free.

 

[Michigan Badger]

I tried them and they didn't work.

It's crazy but shortly after posting this I discovered the answer. I've been searching the net for an answer for over a year. The Babylon Search Bar malware is the biggest pain in the butt online today. Check online and find loads of threads about it.

The story goes that the software was developed by an Israeli firm and at first Microsoft treated it as malware. Somehow a deal was cut and now it usually takes a technician to get rid of it and most likely it will return. It's secretly loaded in "freeware" and "shareware" and one can get it many other ways. It places a stinking toolbar on your browser and will even change the search from Google to Babylon (among many other rotten things).

Thanks Microsoft for the shaft!

Anyway, if someone here has it and they use Firefox (the best browser), here's how to get rid of it (for a time anyway).

1. Go to Help
2. Click on Troubleshooting Information
3. Click on Reset Foxfire
When it reloads, Babylon will be gone (for awhile anyway).

Make sure you uninstall it and all that other stuff first. But those things will not get it out of your browser, this will.

Happy hunting!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Malwarebytes.org

Malwarebytes is the best and it's free.

I've used that for a long time and like it a lot but it won't remove Babylon due to Microsoft's crooked little deal.

 

[SeaninNH]

Are you confortable with your registry? I can help you get rid of it, but it will be a lot easier if you know your way around a computer at least a little more than a little

 

[SeaninNH]

before anything do this... It's simple.

once you made sure that it's gone from the add/remove programs go into firefox and click on tools and look for add-ons. See if the Bbylon Toolbar is still in there. If it is, there should be an uninstall button under Babylon. Click on uninstall and follow the prompts. The uninstall should complete itself once you relaunch firefox.

 

[Michigan Badger]

before anything do this... It's simple.

once you made sure that it's gone from the add/remove programs go into firefox and click on tools and look for add-ons. See if the Bbylon Toolbar is still in there. If it is, there should be an uninstall button under Babylon. Click on uninstall and follow the prompts. The uninstall should complete itself once you relaunch firefox.

Yes, I did all that long ago but the toolbar holds in there. The Babylon toolbar (at the left) is the bad boy.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Are you confortable with your registry? I can help you get rid of it, but it will be a lot easier if you know your way around a computer at least a little more than a little

I know the registry would be the source of this nightmare. I may get to that yet but for now I'll see how the simple reset function holds up.

Thanks

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

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[SeaninNH]

If you are comfortable with your registry go here. This is the WALL of registry entries from the Babylon. Follow instructions and in a few hours you should be good.

Manual Removal Guide for Babylon.Toolbar - Safer-Networking Forums

 

[SeaninNH]

And yes Babylon is a nasty one. It makes so many entries in the registry it's sickening. To be honest the best thing to do is reload windows, but if you remove all the entries you should be ok.

 

[Michigan Badger]

If you are comfortable with your registry go here. This is the WALL of registry entries from the Babylon. Follow instructions and in a few hours you should be good.

Manual Removal Guide for Babylon.Toolbar - Safer-Networking Forums

Thanks, when I get time I'll do that.

But just resetting my Firefox browser has helped a lot.

 

[IWillFindTheGold]

Babylon is a particularly nasty one.

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