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unable to download new version of firefox

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sinnott69
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Every time i download the new version of firefox, it says the file is corrupted, i've removed the previous version, deleted the old program file & also saves the file rather than running it from the site & it stll says the file is corrupt, any idears?

Every time i download the new version of firefox, it says the file is corrupted, i've removed the previous version, deleted the old program file & also saves the file rather than running it from the site & it stll says the file is corrupt, any idears?

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Some AV programs have been known to corrupt the Firefox setup file. Temporarily disable your anti-virus application only long enough to download Firefox. Some AV programs have been known to corrupt the Firefox setup file.

sinnott69
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Uninstalled the av software (AVG) & disabled Windows, but still saying the file is corrupt