I tried downloading Firefox, and when I tried to open the file, it said it was corrupted.

I downloaded Firefox. When I opened the file though, it said it was corrupted.

It is possible that your anti-virus software is corrupting the downloaded files or otherwise interfering with downloading files by Firefox.
Try to disable the real-time (live) scanning of files in your anti-virus software temporarily to see if that makes downloading work.
See "Disable virus scanning in Firefox preferences - Windows"
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files

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