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Task Manager shows a Firefox process running with weird commands

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Hello! Investigating a Firefox freeze in my wife's laptop I found two Firefox process : one without parameters and other with a bunch of parameters, (see image attached). I can stop the latter via taskmgr, but it starts itself any time Firefox is launched. This does not happen in my other computers (6 laptops in total of my entire family, which have been educated to use Firefox as main and only web browser :-), the difference between my wife's laptop and the rest is that she is running windows 32 bit meanwhile the others are running Windows 7 64bits, all with the latest Firefox version...

I'm afraid this could be a hijack or some type of malware, Please advice...


PS: It seems that there is a problem with the image upload process in this page, (keeps with a circled image and saying "Uploading "capturaffox.jpg" and nothing happens ), any other way to upload?

Meanwhile here a transcription of the command line process mentioned :

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="6804.5.1327534755\1180920347" -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla F...... (the rest of this command line is not showed by the task manager, too long for the display resolution)

Hello! Investigating a Firefox freeze in my wife's laptop I found two Firefox process : one without parameters and other with a bunch of parameters, (see image attached). I can stop the latter via taskmgr, but it starts itself any time Firefox is launched. This does not happen in my other computers (6 laptops in total of my entire family, which have been educated to use Firefox as main and only web browser :-), the difference between my wife's laptop and the rest is that she is running windows 32 bit meanwhile the others are running Windows 7 64bits, all with the latest Firefox version... I'm afraid this could be a hijack or some type of malware, Please advice... PS: It seems that there is a problem with the image upload process in this page, (keeps with a circled image and saying "Uploading "capturaffox.jpg" and nothing happens ), any other way to upload? Meanwhile here a transcription of the command line process mentioned : "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="6804.5.1327534755\1180920347" -greomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\omni.ja" -appomni "C:\Program Files\Mozilla F...... (the rest of this command line is not showed by the task manager, too long for the display resolution)

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More than one process is normal for the current Firefox. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/22/multi-process-firefox/

Multi-process Firefox is codenamed "e10s". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/multiprocess


The computer you posted from needs; Separate Security Issue: Update your Flash Player Note: Windows users should download the active_x for Internet Explorer. and the plugin for Plugin-based browsers (like Firefox).

Note: Windows 8 and Windows 10 have built-in flash players and Adobe will cause a conflict. Install the plugin only. Not the active_x.

Flash Player Version: 23.0.0. 207 Flash Player (Linux) Version 11.2. 202.644

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Direct link scans current system and browser Note: Other software is offered in the download. <Windows Only>

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Step 1: Select Operating System Step 2: Select A Version (Firefox, Win IE . . . .) Note: Other software is offered in the download. <Windows Only>


See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

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The 'sick' computer;

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options)
key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?