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how to reload Fiefox in hacked Windows 7 system upon reboot of 7?

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trying to assist my sister. her Windows7 got hacked, Firefox is unresponsive. (She has no tech smarts. I do). Upon reboot of Win7, need to immediately load Firefox to quickly load Bitdefender 2018. How do we reload Firefox, please.

trying to assist my sister. her Windows7 got hacked, Firefox is unresponsive. (She has no tech smarts. I do). Upon reboot of Win7, need to immediately load Firefox to quickly load Bitdefender 2018. How do we reload Firefox, please.

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First, make sure the system is clean.

You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.

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Let’s do a full clean re-install; Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

Save the file. Then Close Firefox.

Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86)

Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux

If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Do Not remove the profiles folder.

Look for, and rename any Mozilla or Firefox program folders by adding .old to them. Do not rename the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.

After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. If all goes well, remove the OLD folders when you are done. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia

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WARNING ! !

Firefox v55 has been giving users problems. Load v54 instead.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-older-version-of-firefox?cache=no Be sure to read everything here.

If you still want to downgrade, look under; I still want to downgrade. Click the Directory of other versions and languages link. Look for the directory of the version that you want. But, remember that old versions may have security issues.

You should also check out Firefox; Extended Support Release https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/notes/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/system-requirements/

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You can download and save the full Firefox installer to an USB flash drive. You can possibly do the same with the Bitdefender application although you can also use the builtin Windows firewall and Windows Defender. You can find the full version of the current Firefox release (55.0.1) in all languages and all operating systems here: