My browser is being hijacked by Snap-Do. How can I get rid of it?

I have tried unsuccessfully to reset keyword:URL as suggested. PLEASE can some one post simple instructions for not very 'computer literate' person to dispose of that damned SnapDO.
I am using Windows 7 on a Toshiba laptop

after reading all of the methods to remove SNAPDO none of which helped.
I tried various things and this seems to work for me.
I am using windows 7.
1. click onto the three bars at the top of the tool bar, choose settings then under the heading...on startup...select open a specific page or set of pages
then choose the blue set pages button. As you move your mouse over the startup pages listed a cross appears at the right hand side.
click this and remove the pages until none remain. I then typed in my preference which was AOl.co.uk then click ok.
2.Under the.. appearance.. heading choose show home button and then click on the blue change button.
Select open this page, highlight and delete anything in this box and replace it with the address you want I used AOL again.
3 go down to the search heading and select the manage search engines button.
This will open a drop down menu with various search engines, move you mouse over each one and they will highlight blue and show default at the right hand side
to give you the option to select one as a default, again I used AOL.
4.I decided to log out and restart and everything seemed to have worked.
I have to say that I am not brilliant with computers so my terminology might not be right. This method seems to have solved the problem for me at least for the time being I hope it may help some of you.

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