My firefox is auto resetting to default how can I stop this?

my firefox is auto resetting to its default setting everyday what is causing this and how can I stop it? I ran virus, malware, adware scanners and found nothing wrong there every time I find this I have to reset all my security and privacy option as well

Which security software (firewall, anti-virus) do you have?
Some security software has virtualization or sandbox features that may cause problems by protecting and restoring files in the Firefox profile folder.

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