Unwanted trovi & bing on mac. How to remove?

Hi,
I had downloaded some youtube downloader apps and suddenly Trovi was my homepage on chrome, safari,... and bing is my search engine.
I know how to remove them from my browser and set google back to my default search engine, but I read they are malware and so with just changing some settings they probably aren't removed. What is the safest way to get rid of them? I've been looking around for some answers but haven't found a really good answer yet (or i'm not sure if they are safe).

1. Safari > Preferences > Extensions
    Turn those off and relaunch Safari again.
    Turn those on one by one and test.
2. Use free AdwareMedic by clicking “Download ” from here
     http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
   Install , open, and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button   to remove adware.
   Once adware is removed, quit the app by clicking AdwareMedic in the menubar
    and selecting “Quit AdwareMedic”.
3. If AdwareMedic is blocked or “Server not found”, try this.
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7792

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