Firefox has been hijacked by Babylon Search, how do I get rid of it/

I did not add Babylon Search. I deleted it from Add & Remove programs. It's gone from the list, but is still in Firefox. I removed it from Add-ons in Firefox. But it's still there. I've run ConboFix, but it's still there. How do I get rid of it?

Try:
*http://www.babylon.com/support/faq/usage.html#22
*[[/questions/746530]] How do I fully remove Babylon

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