Firefox hangs and don't respond

I have Firefox 30.0 , My browser hangs up randomly . I follow all the guides under the https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding but not solve my problem.
Reset Firefox also doesn't help.

Hi avi,
Having more than one version of a plugin installed should not cause a hang, but see if disabling the older one helps.
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.04
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.1.8
Also sorry to hear that resetting the browser does not help. That would rule out addons or changed preferences. To further troubleshoot we can try a Malware scan or if there are consistent steps that cause it to hang. For example is it a start up hang, or does it always happen on a certain website?
Also, please update to the current version 31 :-) there was a hotfix that you may be encountering during the update.
I hope this helps.

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== Not sure when it statrted

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When this happens, please press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC and see how much RAM and CPU Firefox is using. If they're sky high, then... Well, that kind of issues are, unfortunately, more common and the we'd like. Thankfully, 99% of the cases are very easy to solve. However, you do need to diagnose what your exact problem is. Do this:
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#check your firewall/antivirus/security suite for enabled functions/features that you don't want and/or may be conflicting with Firefox. You'll find that these features are most likely tied to Internet Security features, such as link scanners or URL checkers and the like. If you're not sure they are conflicting with Firefox, simply try to disable to see whether or not that's true. As long as you don't browse the web with your antivirus completely off and your firewall completely turned off, there should be no problems. If this doesn't solve the issues, proceed to the following number;
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* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
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