I want Firefox to restore my McAfee security deleted by Firefox 5

I accepted Firefox 5 last night, but after it was almost installed the screen said McAfee securit 3.3.1 was incompatible. I tried to click off the installation, but it installed anyway, so now I have NO SECURITY. If Firefox cannot get me update, or orient me on how to do it, I want my previous version of Firefox restored. I don't want to use the Internet without my security server. I have been waiting for about 12 hours now. Please resolve ASAP. Thank you if there is anybody who can do something instead of just chatting and chatting (or not saying anything).

Okay, first of all you should relax a bit. Just because your McAfee security plugin is disabled because it's not made for firefox 5 doesn't mean that your computer is in danger. This is just a browser plugin we're talking about here.
Next thing you should probably contact McAfee support if they have an update available that works with firefox 5.
If you want further help here you should try to explain your problem a bit more detailed, like what exactly this plugin is, what it does and where you got it from.
Best regards

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*Firefox 23: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
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