Dialog box & browser closes unexpectedly

When I have a dialog box open or when I have my internet browser open it will close unexpectedly and without warning or explanation. It does not always happen right away, but it always does seem to happen sooner or later. When it shuts down the browser, it always states that the browser has 'shut down unexpectedly'.

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Can you provide the browser name and version number (From the About... option under the browser's first menubar item), whether you have any add-ons or extensions for the browser, the actual OS X version you Mac is running and how much RAM is on the Mac (from About This Mac under the Apple menu in the Finder), how much free space is on the hard drive, and finally, what other programs if any do you usually have open when the browser crashes?

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[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode]
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