How do I get rid of malware entries in my Prefs.js file (stored in my profile folder)?

I want to get rid of anything that contains the string "claro" in it. Here is part of my prefs.js file that shows what I want to clear:
\Mozilla\\\\Firefox\\\\Profiles\\\\a6s51y6q.default-1347242978286\\\\extensions\\\\{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}.xpi\"},\"jid1-LSHV456F7wAw9g@jetpack\":{\"version\":\"1.1\",\"type\":\"extension\",\"descriptor\":\"C:\\\\Users\\\\Clayton\\\\AppData\\\\Roaming\\\\Mozilla\\\\Firefox\\\\Profiles\\\\a6s51y6q.default-1347242978286\\\\extensions\\\\[email protected]\"}}");
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.DataDir", "C:\\Users\\Clayton\\AppData\\Roaming\\Macromedia");
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.LSOcount", 23);
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.donotaskonexit", true);
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.initiated", 3);
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.lastSession", "Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:13:43 PM");
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.removed", 291);
user_pref("extensions.bprivacy.removedSession", 287);
user_pref("extensions.claro.admin", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro.aflt", "babsst");
user_pref("extensions.claro.autoRvrt", "false");
user_pref("extensions.claro.dfltLng", "en");
user_pref("extensions.claro.excTlbr", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro.id", "72da1096000000000000001fc604ff56");
user_pref("extensions.claro.instlDay", "15610");
user_pref("extensions.claro.instlRef", "sst");
user_pref("extensions.claro.prdct", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.prtnrId", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.tlbrId", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.vrsn", "1.6.4.1");
user_pref("extensions.claro.vrsni", "1.6.4.1");
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.newTab", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.smplGrp", "none");
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.vrsnTs", "1.6.4.19:51:28");

Additional info:
I also found these lines in my user.js file. How do I get rid of them? (They are also the ONLY lines in user.js.)
(Claro is known malware and these entries were not discovered by the malware "malbytes" program).
user_pref("extensions.claro.admin", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro.aflt", "babsst");
user_pref("extensions.claro.autoRvrt", "false");
user_pref("extensions.claro.dfltLng", "en");
user_pref("extensions.claro.excTlbr", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro.id", "72da1096000000000000001fc604ff56");
user_pref("extensions.claro.instlDay", "15610");
user_pref("extensions.claro.instlRef", "sst");
user_pref("extensions.claro.prdct", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.prtnrId", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.tlbrId", "claro");
user_pref("extensions.claro.vrsn", "1.6.4.1");
user_pref("extensions.claro.vrsni", "1.6.4.1");
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.newTab", false);
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.smplGrp", "none");
user_pref("extensions.claro_i.vrsnTs", "1.6.4.19:51:28");
And if that weren't enough, I found a reference to "isearch" in my "search.json" file:
Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\searchplugins\\amazondotcom.xml"},{"_id":"[app]/avg-secure-search.xml","_name":"AVG Secure Search","_hidden":false,"description":"AVG Secure '''Search","__searchForm":"https://isearch.avg.com/","_iconURL":"data''':image/x-icon,%00%00%01%00%01%00%10%10%00%00%00%00%20%00h%04%00%00%16%00%00%00(%00%00%00%10%00%00%00%20%00%00%00%01%00%20%00%00%00%00%00%40%04%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00%00pn%03%1Fb%83%15%25U%911
And one to "Babylon" in my search-metadata.json file (also malware) as follows:
'''"{"[app]/babylon.xml":{"hidden":true,"alias":null},"[app]/yahoo.xml":"'''

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