How do I get rid of a user.js file that blocks my FF updates?

There is a file that keeps changing my home page and having it come back after shutdown. It also gives me annoying popups when I change url's.
<pre><nowiki>user_pref("keyword.URL", "http://findwide.com/serp?guid={1E0C325A-0757-4B3D-94CE-D7C8580D8748}&action=default_search&serpv=6&k=");
user_pref("browser.search.defaultenginename", "FindWide");
user_pref("browser.keywordURLPromptDeclined", 1);
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://start.findwide.com/v/2/?guid={1E0C325A-0757-4B3D-94CE-D7C8580D8748}&serpv=6");
user_pref("browser.startup.page", 1);
user_pref("browser.newtab.url", "");
user_pref("extentions.y2layers.installId", "28786112-7455-4751-b52f-eda79ae28108");
user_pref("extentions.y2layers.defaultEnableAppsList", "twittube,buzzdock,YontooNewOffers");
user_pref('extensions.autoDisableScopes', 0);user_pref('security.csp.enable', false);user_pref('security.OCSP.enabled', 0);user_pref('extensions.blocklist.enabled', false);</nowiki></pre>

You can remove the file manually, as described in this article: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]].
But... what is creating the file? It might come back unless you can root out the source. And since it prevents Firefox from detecting expired or revoked security certificates, it's potentially dangerous.
You may want to do some supplemental malware scanning. There are a variety of free tools recommended in this article: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].
Any luck?

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