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Firefox causes cpu to heat up no issue on other browsers visiting same sites

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Firefox is my go to browser but as of late it is forcing me to use Safari as a default. The issue I am having is firefox is causing my system to run to hot causing the fans to go nuts. Even if I have no other applications open. As soon as I close the browser the system cools and fans resume to normal. Certain websites have a bigger effect than others on the overheating issue. The odd thing is other browsers have no issue running the same pages.

Firefox is my go to browser but as of late it is forcing me to use Safari as a default. The issue I am having is firefox is causing my system to run to hot causing the fans to go nuts. Even if I have no other applications open. As soon as I close the browser the system cools and fans resume to normal. Certain websites have a bigger effect than others on the overheating issue. The odd thing is other browsers have no issue running the same pages.

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MINIf56 said

Firefox is my go to browser but as of late it is forcing me to use Safari as a default. The issue I am having is firefox is causing my system to run to hot causing the fans to go nuts. Even if I have no other applications open. As soon as I close the browser the system cools and fans resume to normal. Certain websites have a bigger effect than others on the overheating issue. The odd thing is other browsers have no issue running the same pages.


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Application Basics


Name: Firefox Version: 39.0 Build ID: 20150630154324 Update Channel: release User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.10; rv:39.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/39.0 Multiprocess Windows: 0/1 (default: false)

Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days


Report ID: bp-640fb09c-1663-489c-a09d-c8d902150722 Submitted: 3 days ago

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Extensions


Name: Adblock Plus Version: 2.6.9.1-signed Enabled: false ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}

Name: Customize about:newtab Version: 1.1.4.1-signed Enabled: false ID: customizenewtab@alejandrobrizuela.com.ar

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Name: Ghostery Version: 5.4.6 Enabled: false ID: firefox@ghostery.com

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JavaScript


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Issues have been previously linked to the McAfee Site Advisor extension. Try to disable it and see if the problem persists.

http://service.mcafee.com/faqdocument.aspx?id=TS100162 How to uninstall SiteAdvisor

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The crash report flagged these programs;

CoreFoundation

AppKit

HIToolbox

libsystem_kernel.dylib =  ? Word for Mac

This is for Sumo's Related Bugs 1187466 NEW --- crash in mozilla::layers::BasicCompositor::DrawQuad(mozilla::gfx::RectTyped<T> const&, mozilla::gfx::RectTyped<T> const&, mozilla::layers::EffectChain const&, float, mozilla::gfx::Matrix4x4 const&) 1187464 NEW --- crash in mozilla::layers::BasicCompositor::DrawQuad(mozilla::gfx::RectTyped<T> const&, mozilla::gfx::RectTyped<T> const&, mozilla::layers::EffectChain const&, float, mozilla::gfx::Matrix4x4 const&)


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