How can I completely remove Realplayer or other similar plugins from Firefox (I've deleted Realplayer and the Realplayer program files)?

Hello, I am finding that Firefox often hangs and says not responding when I try to open a new page, and also that it takes a very long time to clear cookies and cache. I have read elsewhere that the second problem can be due to plugins, and I have found lots of these, many of which I don't need like Realplayer. So I was wondering if there is some way for me to start from scratch without any plugins at all and then I can install any that are needed?
I have reset Firefox, uninstalled and reinstalled it and also deleted Realplayer and the Realplayer program files, but nothing seems to change (there are other plugins too which I don't think I use such as VLC Web Plugin - I only use VLC for DVDs - which could also be causing the problem).

You can find the installation path of all plugins on the <b>about:plugins</b> page.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Issues_related_to_plugins#Identifying_installed_plugins
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:plugins
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
See also "Manually uninstalling a plugin":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+plugins

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