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why do I keep getting messages telling me that firefox is using huge amounts of data when I am only simply browsing the net and advsing me to reboot firefox?

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Why do I keep getting messages telling me that firefox is using huge amounts of data when I am only simply browsing the net and advsing me to reboot firefox? Also it crashes nearly every day at least once and is not very fast despite every time before I shut down I run a modem booster programme and regularly run virus scans and anti-malware scans?

Also, when are you going to allow the add-on called ROBOFORM to work properly with Firefox.

My computer runs on Windows XP

Why do I keep getting messages telling me that firefox is using huge amounts of data when I am only simply browsing the net and advsing me to reboot firefox? Also it crashes nearly every day at least once and is not very fast despite every time before I shut down I run a modem booster programme and regularly run virus scans and anti-malware scans? Also, when are you going to allow the add-on called ROBOFORM to work properly with Firefox. My computer runs on Windows XP

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This is likely coming from a third-party program. You can try to Reset Firefox. Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

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This is probably coming from your security software (McAfee?)