Malicious TornTV add-on continously returning after being disabled- How do I fix this?

I've been having issues with an add-on to my browser by TornTV that continuously returns after being disabled via the link provided on the ads it invasively opens and via the Add-on Toolbar. I've done the process many times and even sent a formal request to the TornTV website to stop after discovering I cannot remove it permanently only to receive no answer or conclusion.
It wouldn't be such a big issue were these ads not slowing my browser considerably, crashing it entirely, or generally getting under foot while I'm doing work on the internet; I was just hoping that you might perhaps have a solution to this issue.
Thank you very much!

hello, please try to run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] and [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner] which are specialised in removing adware and browser hijackers.
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Correct as Required.
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