Does firefox have a"search and destroy " spybot

Keep getting pop-ups on my computer. Contacted one of the companies the pop-up talks about. They have confirmed its not them and told me it sounds like I have spyware in my computer. They have advised me to download "adaware" or "spybot" search and destroy program, to scan my computer with. I would like to know if Firefox has something I can download ...thank you very much

hello, first of all please [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/update/ update firefox to the latest version] (which is firefox 20 at the moment, firefox 21 will be released in a few days) - you are using an outdated version [https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html affected by known security vulnerabilities] which will put the integrity of your system and your personal data at risk!
if you're getting unwanted popups i'd also recommend to [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|reset firefox]] and run a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] & [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner].
[[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]]
[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]

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