Plugin-container.exe is using 90-100% CPU - even while running Firefox in safe-mode. Can I fix this?

I am using fire fox 5.0 (after using 3.6 for what seems like forever) and the plugin-container.exe has been sucking up my CPU power like a vampire. It had been doing that in 3.6 but not as much. I figured if I upgraded the problem would go away, but no, it has not. After reading some other similar posts, I ran Firefox in safe mode with no plugins running and sure enough after browsing for a bit it started running slower and used 90-100% of my CPU. Is there any way to fix this issue? Or am I doomed? Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

That's supposed to show you the problem isn't Firefox, don't know how successful that actually is. You can delete it so that it starts up again. Susggest restarting Firefox when you see it has used about an hour of CPU time as the next hour of CPU time will take shorter to get there and you will be locked out.
Also see this -- the solution on all the items seem to fix a lot of problems with the places.sqlite database.
:'''freezing at regular intervals''': http://blog.bonardo.net/2011/09/30/is-your-firefor-freezing-at-regular-intervals

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Now I thought this might have been some sort of fluke, so I rebooted several times, and in all cases I find explorer.exe continues to use this hefty amount of CPU power. This persists even if I leave the system alone (running, but not being used) for 15 minutes or more.
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Edward Lin wrote:
I have exactly the same problem!!! And I concluded that the “AUTO CONNECT” function is the main reason of causing the CPU usage. If I uncheck the “AUTO CONNECT” from the saved wi-fi connection, then the CPU would remain claim.
But.. Still, it’s very annoying. So I formatted the hard drive and restore to the original factory condition. Initially, it was working ok. But after WINDOW UPDATES, the same problem happens again!!!!!! May this be the bug from Microsoft??
Any thought?? Any Fix? Please help!!!!
Yes, I did notice that the problem started after I did a Windows Update. I can't remember which update it was, but the strange thing about it was that I couldn't fix the problem by restoring the system to a restore point that was made BEFORE the update. Since I hadn't made any other changes to the system between when it worked and when it stopped working, I can only assume that the update caused the problem, and as such I believe it IS Microsoft's fault.
As to the Auto-Connect feature, I hadn't even thought of that, but since I use my internet ALL THE TIME, it would be really annoying to have to manually connect every boot up.
Which brings me back to the workaround. If you have Auto-Connect enabled, and you disable WLAN AutoConfig and set it to Manual in your Services interface, then reboot the system, does it solve the CPU issues? If the answer is yes, then you can do what I'm doing:
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5. In the Actions tab, add an action. In the new window, make sure that "Start a program" is selected in the drop down box at the top (should be the default choice). In the field where you specify the program to run, type in "SC". In the "Add arguments (optional):" field, type in "Start wlansvc". Then click OK.
6. Go through the other tabs to make sure you're happy with all of the other settings. The default values should be just fine, but feel free to change them if you want to. Then click OK.
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8. Re-enable your Auto-Connect feature.
9. Reboot the system.
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This isn't a fix, and what we really need is for Microsoft to figure out what they did wrong, and fix it, but in the meantime, this works.
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mr
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