Since updating yesterday, Firefox has crashed 3 or 4 times

Yesterday, Firefox updated itself to version 18.0.2. Since then, I have experienced 3 or 4 times that Firefox freezes randomly when I try to search using either Google or DuckDuckGo. The only way to recover is to press Ctrl-Alt-Del and terminate the application. Has anybody else experienced this, and does anybody know if Mozilla are doing anything about it?
Geoff

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
#Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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