How do i fully remove mackeeper?

After reading about issues other mac users had with mackeeper, i did everything I know how to to get rid of mackeeper, but i dont know if what i did is right/what else I could do, please please please help me? It might just be my internet but after removing it how i know how to, my internet/browser compeltely freaked out. Could mackeeper could have done this or just my internet connection being bad?

http://www.fixkb.com/2011/03/remove-mackeeper.html

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