How do I remove Babylon malware?

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my original post. The point is exactly that when I go to Chrome options (I erroneously used the word 'settings' above) there is no sign of them having been changed to Babylon. In my case my home page appears to be set to gmail, as it always has been, but in fact what happens is that at start it goes straight to Babylon search, perhaps as if the malware has created some kind of auto-rerouting, or is somehow masking the real settings.

Am pretty sure a re-install of Chrome would do the trick, but this seems too radical for what might be an easy fix. Plus it would be a bit lazy of me - would like to know what is going on here.

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I agree with all you said, with (possibly) one exception. You wrote you were "pretty sure a re-install of Chrome would do the trick". It may not necessarily be the case. There may have been system modifications made. (Your Hosts file, ONLY as an example) I hadn't realized until today, just how much of a problem Babylon can be.

Some questions, thoughts and suggestions.

To rule out any other malware, I would first suggest scanning with the following.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (Free version)
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

ESET's Online Scanner - Their FAQ and Help sections should answer any questions you might have. (Temporarily disable your A/V prior to running the scan)

http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner

You wrote, "In my case my home page appears to be set to Gmail, as it always has been, but in fact what happens is that at start it goes straight to Babylon search".

Would you be so kind as to clarify what you mean when you say "at start it goes to Babylon". When you open Chrome, do you see Gmail at all? Or are you presented with the search page?

You say there is no sign of Babylon listed anywhere. I take this to mean your search engine is listed "as it should be". Have you checked the settings (and extensions) in your other browsers? Is Babylon listed as one of the Search Providers (when selecting Tools>Manage Add-Ons) using Internet Explorer? When you originally went to Programs to uninstall it, could it have been listed as "MyBabylon"?

Check Chrome's LAN Settings to make sure it hasn't been changed.

There are some tools, which might be able to spot the problem, without having to jump through too many hoops. Unfortunately, we don't utilize them here. If it comes down to it, I can direct you to some forums which do. To make sure this a "lone culprit", give the above scanners a try.

I wish I had that "easy fix" you were looking for, but I don't.
Carol