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why does firefox run after I exit?

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carepearce
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My privacy sweeper cannot complete its task: it says firefox is still running. I have to C-Alt-Del and then stop ii from task manager. Could this be a new feature of the latest version.

My privacy sweeper cannot complete its task: it says firefox is still running. I have to C-Alt-Del and then stop ii from task manager. Could this be a new feature of the latest version.

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cor-el
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See "Hang at exit":