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Is Chrome a part of FireFox, or are they separate programs?

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rtfgirl
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I am using FireFox 3.6.15!

1. Is "Chrome" a part of FireFox, or is it a completely separate program from Google?

2. If they are completely separate programs, why is Google placing ANY of its trash on my PC WITHOUT my permission, because of FireFox?

3. If Chrome is a part of FireFox, why was I not informed of this, by you, BEFORE I installed FireFox?

I am using FireFox 3.6.15! 1. Is "Chrome" a part of FireFox, or is it a completely separate program from Google? 2. If they are completely separate programs, why is Google placing ANY of its trash on my PC WITHOUT my permission, because of FireFox? 3. If Chrome is a part of FireFox, why was I not informed of this, by you, BEFORE I installed FireFox?

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TonyE
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Google Chrome and Firefox are completely separate programs.

Firefox contains a Google search plugin that you can remove, for details see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Search+bar

Firefox will also by default use Google for searching from the location bar, you can also change that - https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Location+bar+search

The safer browsing feature uses data provided by Google. You can stop that by turning off the safer browsing options. In the Tools menu select Options to open the Options window. Go to the Security panel and de-select "Block reported attack sites" and "Block reported web forgeries"

the-edmeister
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Mozilla