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Keep getting a message from Javascript (not Java)- "Uninstall Set", help it will not go away

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Each time I use Firefox, the message "Uninstall Set" keep popping up from Javascript (not Java). I can not use Firefox because this keeps popping up.

Each time I use Firefox, the message "Uninstall Set" keep popping up from Javascript (not Java). I can not use Firefox because this keeps popping up.

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That would be from an extension, anything similar from Firefox would have been cleaned up. If you'd been on 4.0.1 for a while and it just started happening, then I'd try Tools > Add-ons > Extensions then on the gear wheel choose "View Recent Updates" the date will appear the list small and the. The "last updated" button near top right does something mysterious.

To see list in normal fashion again choose "Appearances" then return to "Extensions".

If you dislike the formatting of the Add-ons list during normal viewing you can improve it tremendously with a custom style:

From the wording the message could possible be referring to a Collection of Extensions. I avoid collection sets like the plague.

Also see related answer

Modified by David McRitchie