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How can I prevent a script from changing Firefox permissions to root without my having to enter a password?

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I'm running Firefox 30.0 under Ubuntu 13.10 (I intend to upgrade soon...). With several windows and tabs open, video running, Firefox crashed. I tried to run bleachbit before rebooting but it informed me that FF was still running. Turns out it was running with root permissions.

I suspect some script or other (malware?) changed Firefox permissions to root without my having to enter a password. How can I prevent this in the future? Thanks for your help.

I'm running Firefox 30.0 under Ubuntu 13.10 (I intend to upgrade soon...). With several windows and tabs open, video running, Firefox crashed. I tried to run bleachbit before rebooting but it informed me that FF was still running. Turns out it was running with root permissions. I suspect some script or other (malware?) changed Firefox permissions to root without my having to enter a password. How can I prevent this in the future? Thanks for your help.