How do I rid Safari of constant pop-ups?

I have recently been plagued by something which has attached itself to Safari--annoying pop-ups, GoPhoto.it, and a little green thingy with an arrow inside of a backet. Please help. Safari 5.1.10, Mac Snow Leopard

From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Remove the malicious "GoPhoto" extension. Do the equivalent in the Chrome browser, and follow these instructions to remove GoPhoto from Firefox, if applicable.

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