Need help getting rid of Safari popups on Macbook air.

Yesterday I chose to download some kind of program that was supposed to let me download content on a certain website - when I was getting ready to install the program there was a selection bubble I didn't see until the last second that said i would allow mackeeper to install on my computer. After seeing that i realised that the program was obviously no good and stopped the download as soon as possible but i fear it was too late.
The first issue that I noticed was that Safari preferences won't let me open new tabs with my top sites anymore. I can select the option but as soon as I click out of preferences it seems to reset or something and just goes back to opening new tabs and windows with my homepage which is the apple website.
I didn't notice any other issues after that that I can remember but last night I upgraded my system to the Yosemite software and as soon as it completed I noticed a HUGE increase in the amount of safari popups I get - like everytime I click on a link I get a new tab opening with ads from mackeeper2 or adcash or something like that and I'm also getting little popups that open on the webpage Im on. I tried downloading the adblock and javascript blocker extensions and Im getting the little notifications saying that its blocking about 5 popups per page i visit but its still doesn't stop the new tabs opening everytime I f***ing click on anything.
Also I don't know if this is related but I haven't been able to log into my yahoo account either - i put in my password and it seems to let me in but then when i try to ask a question on yahoo answers it keeps asking me to log in again.

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