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my PC Backup, Reg Clean Pro & Search Protect all piggybacked on my Firefox 26 install, for which I had to override my Norton warning about security issues.

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my PC Backup, Reg Clean Pro & Search Protect ALL piggybacked on my Firefox 26 install, for which I had to override my Norton warning about security issues.

In using your search function, I also have to override a security warning from Norton.

I have windows 7 and full Norton Security

my PC Backup, Reg Clean Pro & Search Protect ALL piggybacked on my Firefox 26 install, for which I had to override my Norton warning about security issues. In using your search function, I also have to override a security warning from Norton. I have windows 7 and full Norton Security

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You have downloaded firefox from unofficial site. Sometimes software gets bundled with malware or adware, like in your case. In some cases I would recommend uninstalling (your mentioned software too), deleting FF data directory, and then reinstalling FF from mozilla.org

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You have downloaded firefox from unofficial site. Sometimes software gets bundled with malware or adware, like in your case. In some cases I would recommend uninstalling (your mentioned software too), deleting FF data directory, and then reinstalling FF from mozilla.org

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Giedrius:

Thank you.

You were right. Went back to the download and It said Mozilla but wasn't.

Jerks

Got rid of everything and started from sratch.

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Giedrius:

Thank you.

You were right. Went back to the download and It said Mozilla but wasn't.

Jerks

Got rid of everything and started from sratch.

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Hi Dudley,

When your problem is solved, please be sure to mark the solution that fixed your problem. I have marked Giedrius' answer as correct.

Thanks!