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I had the same problem.

For some reason, Firefox updated to the new version. I went in and told it not to.
Then I reloaded Firefox 25.

It did it again.

So, I turned UPDATE off again, and reloaded FIREFOX 25.

It did it again, and THEN I REALIZED that each time I installed FIREFOX 25 it was defaulting to AUTO UPDATE.

SO.... I removed FIREFOX, Reloaded version 25 and immediately went into the settings and changed it to NO UPDATE.

It’s been OK since.

I don’t know if your problem is exactly the same, but sometimes it’s the easy stuff we miss.

P.S. Sometimes stuff gets put into SCRIPT files which stay even if you RELOAD FIREFOX. The way to fix them is to go to HELP / TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION and click on the RESET FIREFOX button. This will make is just like a first time INSTALL of Firefox and eliminate any ‘junk’ you acquired that may be causing the problem.

That's what's been happening to me. Every time I install it, it updates. I uninstall it, including all the settings, and then I reinstall it. I never tell it to install the maintenance service, yet it does anyway. It's very maddening.

Every time I reinstall it, I go immediately to the update tab and turn it off, every time, yet it still updates. I've also heard to never click the Help/About Firefox tab because that will also auto update the software.

Now so far I have FF24 running and it hasn't updated, so I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed (that's hard to do!).