Can't get rid of junk tabs

I have a MacBook pro and every time I open up safari an additional tab pops up (either mac keeper, some mac anti-virus software, or some website that is junk). Each time I go to a new web page, this happens. I have removed any extensions in safari, reset safari, repaired my disk utility and removed any applications that I may potentially think is causing this. Does anyone know how I would get rid of these junk tabs that are self-creating?
Thanks

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