Error Message: "Firefox has stopped working"
I recently updated Firefox from v29.0.1 to v30.0. Each time I exit the program, the following dialogue box is displayed after the Firefox window has closed:
Firefox has stopped working
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program.
[ Close the program ]
When I reinstalled v29.0.1 the problem stopped.
Until v30.0 all Firefox updates have worked with little or no problems.
Anyone else having this issue?
If it'd be helpful here's my System Summary: • OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit • CPU: AMD A4/A6 • RAM: 4.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 • MOTHERBOARD: Hewlett-Packard 2128 (Socket FT1 • GRAPHICS: Generic PnP Monitor (1366x768@60Hz); 512MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 8280 (HP) • STORAGE: 465GB TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 SATA Disk Device (SATA) • OPTICAL DRIVES: hp DVD-RAM UJ8D1 SATA CdRom • AUDIO: Realtek High Definition Audio
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Please update back to Firefox 30, and then do the following:
- Update Windows
- Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL
- Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings
- Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware
- Update your plugins, http://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/
It's important you do all 5 things. After doing that, restart your PC a final time and let us know if it works.
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Please update back to Firefox 30, and then do the following:
- Update Windows
- Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL
- Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings
- Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware
- Update your plugins, http://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/
It's important you do all 5 things. After doing that, restart your PC a final time and let us know if it works.
Tyler Downer:
Thanks for your quick response.
However, I found the problem late yesterday evening. It is with my anti-virus/malware program, "Webroot SecureAnywhere."
In the "Identity Protection" section—under the "Application Protection" tab—the setting for firefox.exe (in c:\program files (x86)\mozilla firefox\updated) was PROTECT. Changing the setting to ALLOW solved the issue with exiting Firefox.
Apparently with Firefox v30.0, Webroot sees this as a totally new file and places the setting at PROTECT. This is the only explanation I can come up with since previous Firefox updates never exhibited this issue.
Other than the update to Firefox 30.0, no changes were made to my Firefox profile or PC's system.