On startup I get an Alert dialog that tells me that some security feature is not working and I should correct things in the Firefox profile. What's going on?

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When I launch Firefox I get an Alert that says,
Could not initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in your application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behaviour when accessing security features.
If I click OK, it goes away and Firefox seems to work fine, but I don't like this situation. Anyone know what this is?
I've trashed the old Firefox (which left a few dynamic libs open and I had to restart to empty the trash) and I installed the latest Firefox (3.6.14), but the problem remains. I found a profile for Firefox in the /Library/Cache folder, but I don't know what to do with it. My disk has plenty of room.
Any help or pointers appreciated

There are a few possible causes of that error, for details on fixing it see https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Could+not+initialize+the+browser+security+component

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