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Stopped Mozilla from searching/installing add-on and have rebooted, removed and re-installed Mozilla several times, but will not open.

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1) Stoped Mozilla from install/searching (?) add-ons. Program would not open after a computer reboot. 2) Remove, re-installed and re-booted Mozilla several times, but progam will not open

1) Stoped Mozilla from install/searching (?) add-ons. Program would not open after a computer reboot. 2) Remove, re-installed and re-booted Mozilla several times, but progam will not open

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Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.


Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

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