How to remove 'MacKeeper' popup ad?

Somewhere during a surfing experience, t encountered the popup ad for 'MacKeeper'.  Along with that problem i found that my homepage upon opening Safari came up to 'QuickSearch' from months using 'Google'.  I do not know where of why I all of a sudden got his with these plus others, but now I cannot seem to rid my computer of random hits of these and other popups that begin as soon as I try to surf the internet. 
If anyone has had a similar experience and found a cure to rid these annoyances I would appreciate some help in ridding my computer of these pesky things.

This is what most people report as successful.  Do not use the developer's uninstall, it is contaminated.
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/

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