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jpost.com freezes up using Firefox

jeffreywilens
jeffreywilens
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Using Firefox 43.0.4 but this problem was present in earlier versions. When I read an article on the jpost.com website, once I start reading the comments section, Firefox inevitably locks up (usually after a minute or few minutes). Then Firefox eventually crashes unless the process is killed first by the user.

Microsoft Edge does not have this problem.

Using Firefox 43.0.4 but this problem was present in earlier versions. When I read an article on the jpost.com website, once I start reading the comments section, Firefox inevitably locks up (usually after a minute or few minutes). Then Firefox eventually crashes unless the process is killed first by the user. Microsoft Edge does not have this problem.

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jeffreywilens
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Thanks Fred & Cor-el. I think I have done all I can to optimize my Firefox profile. There is no question the website jpost.com is the problem. On a brand new firefox installation on a different computer going to the website will cause Firefox to go from a few percent CPU to 15%.

On my computer, if I open two tabs (this page and jpost.com), when I am on this page (mozilla support) Firefox CPU usage is at under 3%, if I merely switch to the tab with Jpost.com it jumps to 8-9%. That's without doing anything on the page, just switching so it is visible. When I switch back to the mozilla support tab/page, CPU drops back down to 2.7%.

I assume switching tabs does something to cause Firefox to be impacted on a webpage and switching back somehow releases a burden on Firefox?

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