I keep getting a pop-up asking me to install programs. How can I stop them?

I'll be on a site and when I clivk on a search window a popup asks me to install, Flash Player, google chrome, improve your brain, etc. When I close that window, the site, I was working on is frozen. I need to prevent this. Help please.

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

You can try these free programs to search for malicious software that work with your existing anti-virus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP, if you do not already have one.

More information can be found in the article troubleshooting Firefox problems caused by malware .

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