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something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an ansecure update, and firefox hangs up a lot

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golfbum70
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I get this message from software update, something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an an insecure update. Also Firefox hangs up a lot,never had this problem before. I have uninstalled & re installed Firefox and still having the same problems!

Help!!

Bob

I get this message from software update, something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an an insecure update. Also Firefox hangs up a lot,never had this problem before. I have uninstalled & re installed Firefox and still having the same problems! Help!! Bob

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cor-el
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This issue can be caused by the presence of leftover files in the Firefox program folder (defaults\pref) like a file firefox.js that overrides the update URL with a wrong link.

Do a clean reinstall and be sure to remove the Firefox program folder to remove the file(s) that cause the problem.

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