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I downloaded something from CNET and from what I saw the installer tricked me on clicking yes and I also installed Babylon on my PC. I soon realized that Babylon is quite a mess, setting itself up as the homepage for Chrome, Firefox and IE.

I changed the settings on the Home Page for Chrome and I also uninstalled Babylon (from Control Panel), but now every time I open up Chrome, the first tab that opens is the Babylon search engine. I searched Google for this and I realized that a lot of other people are having problems getting rid of it.

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Can someone help me on how can I completely remove Babylon? Thank you!

HowToVideoInfo
2013-03-19 02:11:33
Here's a video breakdown of how to completely remove Babylon from Chrome in 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReN87NGfxng
Giggity Goebbels
2012-12-08 08:34:37
Change the home page.if that dont work ,try reinstalling chrome and clear temp web files.also navigate to c:\program files and see if there is remains of the babylon.if there is delete it
Hank
2012-12-01 18:46:41
I managed to get rid of it using the Superantispyware program (fee edition), available athttp://www.superantispyware.com/ . I had to run it twice to remove all traces - at least I hope all. My Chrome browser is back to normal now.
Sreekanth Stern
2012-11-30 21:54:19
Go to your google chrome follow these steps 1.click on settings 2.click on the extensions which is below the History option3.now remove the Babylon .
Eath Chantrea
2012-11-30 14:56:59
to make sure 100% cleanup. uninstalling the broswer & check delete personal perferences and start fresh install of the broswer.
Md Nur-Un-Nabi Tutul
2012-11-28 18:14:53
Just follow the procedure Minhaj Jayafar mentioned in his comment..I hope that will solve your problem...
Dave Rimmer
2012-11-29 14:12:03
Think I already stated that?
Duy Nguyen Minh
2012-11-28 05:23:51
youopen customize and control google chrome ---> tool ---> extention and remove it.
Nikhil Chandak
2012-11-27 16:43:39
u shall change the search engine of chrome from babylon to google and do the same thing in other browsers ....or re-install ur chrome
Abba Jee
2012-11-27 13:01:20
unistall it from your Add/Reomve programs
2012-12-20 15:11:51
Again, not that easy. After I do it it still remains in the system.
Ron Lister
2012-11-27 06:29:30
You could uninstal both Chrome and Babylon and then reinstal Chrome without the box checked for Babylon to reinstal.l Here are some great free programs in this article by Make Use Of to assist in completely removing them during the uninstall process before you reinstall Chrome http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/steps-to-remove-software-windows-7/ hope it works.
Jim Chambers
2012-11-27 01:46:02
Just change the home page back to default or your preference.
2012-12-20 15:11:25
It's not that easy, I've done that already but when I open chrome the first tab is Babylon
2012-11-26 23:13:42
If Babylon pages are opening up each time you start up Chrome, check in Chrome menu (previously Wrench icon) > Settings > On Startup > next to the radio button for Open a specific page or set of pages, click on Set pages > remove any unwanted URLs by hovering over the URL until you see an "X" appear to the right side of the URL.If all searches that you perform in the omnibox is returning with results from Babylon instead of your preferred search engine, check in Chrome menu (previously Wrench icon) > Settings > Search > Manage search engines > check the list of Default search engines, Other search engines, and Search engines added by extensions, and remove suspicious entries that you are not familiar with. Depending on your extensions, you may not see the last section for Search engines added by extensions.If Babylon is opening up when you click on the Home button, check in Chrome menu (previously Wrench icon) > Settings > Appearance > select the Show Home button checkbox > check if the URL that appears below it references Babylon. Also check that there are no extensions installed that may be causing these changes. Go to Chrome menu (previously Wrench icon) > Settings > Extensions > if you see any unfamiliar extension that you do not remember installing, try disabling/removing the extension to see it was causing these changes. To disable, uncheck the "Enabled" checkbox next to the extension. To remove, hover over the extension until you see a trash can icon appear, and click on the icon.
Sarthak
2013-04-07 23:34:56
thanx a lotbabylon is such a pain!!!!
ha14
2012-11-26 22:28:17
did you tried adwcleanerhttp://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtmlCheck Program Files of your computer for Babylondownload everyhinghttp://www.voidtools.com/do a search with Babylon then delete everythingIf you've enabled any extensions, try disabling them one a time to see if that does the trick (type chrome://settings/extensions into the omnibox/address bar)go to settings>On start up>set pages. see if somthing is there related to BabylonSettings, locate Search click Manage Search Engines select Babylon and click on x.
Rajaa Chowdhury
2012-11-27 03:57:10
ADWcleaner is the best solution. :)