Firefox won't Download, freezes at 98% completion what do I do?

I have been trying to download Firefox on Windows 8, Firefox would be downloading and get to the point to where it needs 2% more to go and it just FREEZES to the point where It doesn't get to the install stage. please help.

It is possible that anti-virus software is interfering with downloading this file.
Try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files
*browser.download.manager.scanWhenDone = false

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