Firefox 31 blocked by webroot b/c it downloads irfanviewerset and freefileviewersetup, unasked, on startup. Why? &

Each time I start firefox 31.0 on Win 7 it tries to download 2 setup.exe programs, unsuccessfully. When I next restart ffx it won't connect to the internet (all other programs/browsers will, however). I found that my anti-virus, Webroot,'s firewall is blocking it. I can turn that firewall off, restart ffx, and it will work again, even after I turn webroot's firewall back on. But once I restart ffx, same deal, can't connect. And I see the telescoping download arrow that it tried to download something--in the download list the two programs are there again: irfanviewersetup-9957237.exe and freefileviewersetup.exe. Is no one else having this occur (do I have a unique bug)?
Why would firefox try to download these files in the background when I open it? (The homepage is set to https://www.google.com/
Please help!

Hello,
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:
'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
More information about reinstalling Firefox can be found [[Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox problems#w_5-reinstall-firefox|here]].
<b>WARNING:</b>Do not use a third party uninstaller as part of this process. Doing so could permanently delete your [[Profiles|Firefox profile]] data, including but not limited to, extensions, cache, cookies, bookmarks, personal settings and saved passwords. <u>These cannot be easily recovered unless they have been backed up to an external device!</u> See [[Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles]]. 
Please report back to say if this helped you!
Thank you.

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