How do I remove yahoo "automatic" homepage?

Just recently, when I open another "tab" within FF instead of going to the designated page I set up in tools: options: general, it goes to the regular yahoo search engine page (and takes longer than usual to do that). I have attempted removing all that is yahoo off my computer but there is also still a little yahoo search bar following the address bar (ugh!!). How do I get rid of this? I have tried changing my "home" address a couple of times but it always opens to that friggin main yahoo search page. I don't even LIKE yahoo...what is going on? Please help!!
Thx

Hi..
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type this exactly as you see it here:
~/Library/Safrari/Extensions
Click Go
If you see the Yahoo axis extension there, just move it to the Trash.
If it didn't show up there, move the Extensions.plist file from the Extensions folder to the Trash.
Quit then relaunch Safari.

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