Memory Leaks In Firefox
Hello everyone!Recently Firefox started eating RAM like it never did before, bringing down PC with 16Gb of RAM to a halt. That's not how it was before and doesn't seem to be normal, so I suspect a memory leak.I first noticed the issue only yesterday, but I had weird lagging problems when working late for quite a while, and now I suspect them to be related.I observed the task manager for some time, and it would seem that memory usage is slowly but steadily rising at all times. It does not seem that the amount of tabs or their content affects the speed, although I can't say that for sure as I have not observed the process long enough.Restarting Firefox temporarily resolves the issue, but that is still quite inconvenient and also still raises questions.Any ideas? And thank you for your help!.
I've got a similar issue right after installing 62 on linux. I've never had memory issues before, but now, after a week of being up, firefox will be using 15g of memory and if I don't close it and restart, it will eventually start swapping and bring the machine to a grind.Other than updating to 62, I can't think of anything else. I don't use any extensions, but I think last month some drm enabled site enabled the 'widevine' extension to play video. I disabled it and deleted the files it downloaded in the profile directory but it still shows as being disabled in the 'about:plugins' menu (not sure how to get it to not show at all). The weird thing is 'about:performance' and 'about:memory' seem to show around 5g of memory use when I can see through other tools that firefox is indeed using 15g. Really sounds like memory leak.
I do have hardware acceleration and omtp force enabled, but all was fine in 61. Ive seen firefox use 4 gigs of ram and it regularly hovers around 2-3gigs with even a single tab open after around 10 minutes being open. Tried safe mode but RAM usage was only lower for a short period of time after I launched FF then eventually still ended up using over 3 gigs.I have 16 gigs of ram and after an hour or two of firefox being open my system grinds to a halt and even mouse movement begins lagging. The moment I close FF everything goes right back to normal.The browser is broken, I suggest finding a new one.
Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.or read our to learn how to use this site. :Ran by Steve (administrator) on at 22:30:34I asked that you not post any additional, previous logs. As you can see, the MiniToolBox scan that you sent me is OVER two months old.
No reputable malware removal specialist would work with logs that old!I do appreciate your enthusiasm, but I respectfully request that you supply only the logs and information that I specifically request. Please patiently await my analysis of your FRST logs and my initial FRST 'fixlist' script that I am working on for you.Thank you and have a great day.Regards,-Phil. Good morning, PhilWell, I started #1 (the ERST scan) yesterday and it turned out to be a.very. lengthy process – over 9 hours elapsed, when I decided it was time to retire for the evening and leave the computer on and finish overnight. Unfortunately, when I came back to the screen this morning, it appears that the computer rebooted itself after automatic Windows updates. Thus I’m not sure whether my results were recorded anywhere, or if the scan even finished.I realize a good deal of that time was probably due to leaving my external drive (that I use for backups and archiving) connected. Thus, if you think it’d be wise for me to disconnect that drive before proceeding, let me know.
Firefox Memory Hog
I suppose it's likely prudent to let these scans detect whether any of the files on that external drive might also be corrupted in any way – During the time I was still awake, there.were. threats detected (at least 28) – though I can’t be sure whether they were on the external or on my main C Drive.I'll await your advice on whether to unplug that external drive; and also whether to repeat the ERST scan.At any rate, I may not be able to resume until later today or even tomorrow, as I’ve got a separate deadline I’m working on.Thanks, and I hope to hear from you soon.-Steve. :Thank you for your post. I apologize for the delay in responding. I checked in this morning and responded to all my topics, but then had to take my wife to the big town for a doctor's appointment; and then, of course, she wanted to do the grocery shopping in the big university town of Antigonish (70 minutes from our big municipality of Port Hood, population: 1,000+) where the nearest hospital is located that has oncologists who visit.If the scan didn't finish, then everything could be a bit of a mess. Check out (Question 17), to see if you can locate an ESET online scan log.
If not, repeat the scan. If you don't have 'Show hidden files and folders enabled', please consult. If you find that log, please copy and paste it into your next reply and I will let you know if it did what it was supposed to do.Personally, I would unplug my external drive. I never leave my external drives connected to prevent ransomware access to my backup files. I only plug external hard drives into my computer long enough to create system images and then unplug them. Since all that is on my external drives are backups of my primary hard drive, and I do full scans of it weekly, it can't be infected, if the primary hard drive is not infected.You could always subsequently scan your external hard drive with your Webroot product, if you have any concerns that might arise if your external hard drive has been plugged in for long periods of time to your computer; a practice that I don't recommend. Malware prefers the primary OS drive, but it is not shy about affecting other drives as well, particularly some species of ransomware.Don't worry about the deadlines, Steve.
The normal response time rule here is 48 hours; but, as I explained in my opening comments, I won't 'bump' a topic until after three days of non-response; and, I don't conclude it until after five days. The reason for that is because the website tracks statistics for this particular Forum. As you may have noted, only qualified Study Hall Seniors (under supervision), Malware Response Team members, and Malware Response Instructors, plus Moderators (of various ranks), are permitted to reply to topics in this Forum. 'Management' wants to ensure that everyone who posts in this Forum receives timely and complete help from fully qualified personnel. That is why as you go to higher pages, you will see that the topics all get locked and concluded as 'Resolved' or 'Stale', unlike all of the other Forums here.All of that said, if you let me know, in advance, or in two days, that your response will be delayed, by posting a note, the 'clock' starts again.
Firefox Memory Usage
If you tell me, and it does happen that people have commitments ('Real Life comes first), that you are going to be away or committed for a a week, or possibly even more, but you are going to respond, then there is no issue. As long as your assigned malware removal specialist knows about it, and it is posted. 'Management' doesn't like us to apparently 'abandon' topics, for no good reason.
Firefox 59 Memory Leak
Eventually, topics have to be resolved, but we all understand the pressure of 'real life.' 'Real life' delayed my response to you today, though obviously I was well within the 'rules', but I like to respond promptly during those hours that I am normally online.Thank you, Steve, and have a great day.Regards,-PhilEdited by garioch7, 15 March 2018 - 02:56 PM.typo.