Something changed this afternoon and I can't get online with firefox.

I've been using Firefox for years now,this problem just started this afternoon.
When I double click on the firefox desktop icon the following alert window pops up and 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. Once I close the alert window, Firefox initiates but I cannot go to any websites! Please help because I have no idea how to fix this problem. My C-drive is not close to being full and internet explorer runs fine. I have a several bookmarks saved in Firefox that would be a shame to loose!

First, try repairing permissions. It's often recommended to be done both before AND after installing software updates.
Find Disk Utilities in the Utilities folder (on the Applications folder). Launch it and, in the left-hand pane, single-click your boot volume (if you have multiple volumes/drives/partitions on you hard drive). A "Repair Permissions" button is under the main window. Click it and let the program work.
If that doesn't work, post back.
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