When using explorer i keep getting a firefox dowload message and tab after tab opens with a conduit message?

When NOT using Firefox but using Netscape for work, a new tab keeps opening prompting a CONDUIT dialogue. You can't close them as they keep opening.

Conduit sounds like it could be the maker of various "community toolbars." You could check the Add/Remove Programs control panel to see whether you have any of those installed.
You also could try some spyware scanners to see if they uncover any issues. These two tools are highly regarded (and free):
Malwarebytes Anti-malware : http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
SUPERAntiSpyware : http://www.superantispyware.com/

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When using foxfire I keep getting "not responding" How can I correct this?

If this is happening with one or two specific sites, those site may have been hacked, or they may simply be bad sites.
If it's happening with a larger number of sites, and with sites that are legit (like Google, Yahoo, Facebook, etc), then it's likely that your wireless router has been hacked. See:
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(Fair disclosure: The Safe Mac is my site, and contains a Donate button, so I may receive compensation for providing links to The Safe Mac. Donations are not required.)

FILES: how do I get rid of EXEC status and set them to open with "none"?

I dropped my laptop and damaged the drive. My computer forensic friend salvaged specific files.
Transfered to a FAT32 drive and then copied to Mac.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If you have xcode installed, you might want to find out what the type and creator code for these files should be. Since the files have visited a FAT32 file sytem, you will have lost all resource forks as well as type and creator HFS+ meta data.
So assuming you do have xcode, create a new AU drum plug-in file then in the terminal:
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Clear the cache and the cookies from websites that cause problems.
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Here is the screen shot of the blurred text on Google news. Note that the first two news stories have clear text as I did not mouse over them. The other stories have blurry text.
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Have you tried starting Firefox in Safe Mode? Hold down "shift" while Firefox is starting up. If the crash doesn't happen in Safe Mode, you should read [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]].
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Well I think the question pretty much says it. I have search the web and it seems most people want it to do this.
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