Download file opens when Firefox is started

I just reinstalled Firefox on my Mac. Now whenever I open the program the download .dmg file pops up on my desktop and the dialog box where I needed to drag the firefox icon into my Applications folder pops up as well. Firefox starts and works fine, but it is annoying to have these two other things pop up on my desktop as well. What do I do to get rid of these things?

Make sure that Firefox gets installed properly.
Open the Firefox disk image (DMG) file and drag the Firefox program to the application folder on your hard drive.<br />
You shouldn't double-click the Firefox application to run it from the disk image, but drag it out of the DMG folder instead.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Installing+Firefox+on+Mac
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_Firefox#Mac_OS_X

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