Important Securinty Update: Automatic update failed-froze. I have Mac, Firefox 4

On Wednesday I tried to upload the Firefox Upgrade when it popped up. It failed to load
Today another popup advised that I upgrade for security. Let it run and it froze up.
I have anew MacBook Pro OX 10.6.8 with Firefox 4. What should I manually upgrade to?

If you have problems with updating or with the permissions then easiest is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.
Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the DMG file to the desktop
* Firefox 5.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
* Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
* Install the new version that you have downloaded
Your profile data is stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder], so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data.

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