I have windows 7, 3 or 4 times a week when I opened firefox all the preferences that I had before are gone, everything is set to the default value

I have windows 7, why the preferences that I had previously defined in firefox are changed to default about 3 - 4 times a week?

If you use a software like CCleaner cleaning then check the settings in the Firefox application.

What security (firewall, antivirus) software do you have?

If you have problems with preferences, see:

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