Someone used Firefox as a decompression bomb.( Firefox setup 3.6.6.exe

I have used Firefox several times in the past but it keeps getting hacked! the latest that has hit my computer is a Firefox Setup 3.6.6.exe "The file is a decompression bomb". Found by Avast anti-virous.

Do you see that file in Tools > Downloads?
Delete downloads.sqlite (plus downloads.rdf, if it exists) in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder]
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_save_or_download_files#Manually_delete_download_history
This can also be a problem with the file [http://kb.mozillazine.org/sessionstore.js sessionstore.js] and sessionstore.bak in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Profile Folder]
Delete the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak and any existing files sessionstore-##.js with a number in the left part of the name like sessionstore-1.js to prevent Firefox from restoring a previous session.
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore

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