Plugin-container.exe using alot of resources

Im using latest version of firefox but when i use flash player on websites like bc iplayer i notice my system is hanging and i found out it was plugin-container.exe using alot of resources.
I have latest flash player installed also
How can i stop this

There are some compatibility issues between the latest Flash player and some Firefox add-ons or settings. Could you see whether anything in this article helps: [[Flash 11.3 doesn't load video in Firefox]].
You might also consider disabling the new protected mode in Flash 11.3, since that feature is currently being debugged. See this support article from Adobe under the heading "Last Resort": [http://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493 Adobe Forums: How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?]

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    Plugin-container.exe from firefox sometimes uses up to 95% of my computer resources and needs to be manually shut down by way of task manager or in the last resort of a manual log-off/hard reset (pushing the power button) At this rate NO browser will work on my pc under win7 ... i have gone through chrome (constantly crashed pc) IE (last resort, still installed useless for most websites)
    and a couple others that just did not play nice. What gives?

    There is a possibility that you have a malware problem, maybe you need to investigate that.
    * see [[is my firefox problem a result of malware]]
    If the problem is occurring as you clear cookies, or history (possibly on close-down of Firefox) then it may be caused by a known bug in Firefox. (Bug 633427 )

  • Plugin-container.exe using 40% of cpu

    == Issue
    ==
    Firefox is having problems with certain web sites
    == Description
    ==
    FYI, (thanks to all developers)
    I rarely go to porn sites but the popunder-windows they generate caused the plugin-container.exe to use 40% of cpus (2 cpu). This is after I had closed all tabs and left my computer unattended. This popunder-window might have very-very-unusually slipped my attention due to my errand.
    Thanks again
    == URL of affected sites
    ==
    ""Removed by a moderator -FF4L''
    == Troubleshooting information
    ==
    Application Basics
    Name
    Firefox
    Version
    3.6.4
    Profile Directory
    Open Containing Folder
    Installed Plugins
    about:plugins
    Build Configuration
    about:buildconfig
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    Enabled
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    3.3.0.3971
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    Adblock Plus
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    All-in-One Sidebar
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    Auto Copy
    1.0.1
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    {0FED7D55-65D4-47b6-A6DE-9A4ADB55355F}
    CoolPreviews
    3.1.0625
    true
    DownloadHelper
    4.7.4
    true
    Download Statusbar
    0.9.7
    true
    FabTabs
    1.3.5
    true
    [email protected]
    Firefox Showcase
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    {89506680-e3f4-484c-a2c0-ed711d481eda}
    Flashblock
    1.5.13
    true
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    FoxTab
    1.3
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    2.10
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    {7102aba3-045c-4ec2-b921-46d87636d84b}
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    [email protected]
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    [email protected]
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    [email protected]
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    browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
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    browser.startup.homepage
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    browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
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    false
    browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent.backup
    true
    browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent.override
    true
    browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace.backup
    true
    browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace.override
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    browser.tabs.warnOnClose
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    dom.disable_window_move_resize
    true
    dom.event.contextmenu.enabled
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    dom.max_script_run_time
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    extensions.checkCompatibility.3.6
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    extensions.lastAppVersion
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    javascript.options.strict
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    == Firefox version
    ==
    3.6.4
    == Operating system
    ==
    Windows Vista
    == User Agent
    ==
    Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.4) Gecko/20100611 Firefox/3.6.4 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
    == Plugins installed
    ==
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    *np-mswmp
    *1.7.0069.3
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    == This happened ==
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    plugin-container.exe is a disaster and looking at previous forums it has been so for at least a year without any resolution. As I said before at one stage this was using 94% of my CPU and my system was reduced to a snails pace.
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    Emjayel

    Try going to http://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck and see if your plugins are out of date.

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