Getting rid of white download icons

This may seem like a stupid question, but I can't seem to solve it. Whenever I download something, it creates a white zip disk like icon on my desktop. When I'm done installing the program, I "eject" the icon. But when I open that program, the icon reappears on my desktop. The best example I can think of is when I use Firefox. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this problem?

You are running Firefox from the disc image.
What you need to do is click on that Firefox disc and drag the Firefox icon into your applications folder. This will install it.
If you already have a Firefox icon in your dock, drag it out to discard it. It is a shortcut to the disc image and not the application. Drag the Firefox icon from your applications folder to the dock and you are good to go.
Lastly eject the Firefox disc.

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