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unable to download firefox web browser....stops at 1MB

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mikecooke
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using google chrome or win exporer 8 whilst trying to download mozilla firefox it stops at 1MB and when I say run the message is file corrupt.

using google chrome or win exporer 8 whilst trying to download mozilla firefox it stops at 1MB and when I say run the message is file corrupt.

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cor-el
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It is possible that your anti-virus software is corrupting the downloaded files or otherwise interfering with downloading files by Firefox.
You can try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files