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
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Skype extension for Firefox
3.3.0.3971
false
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant
1.2.1
true
{20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}
Google Gears
0.5.36.0
true
{000a9d1c-beef-4f90-9363-039d445309b8}
FEBE
6.3.3.2
true
{4BBDD651-70CF-4821-84F8-2B918CF89CA3}
Adblock Plus
1.2.1
true
All-in-One Sidebar
0.7.11
true
{097d3191-e6fa-4728-9826-b533d755359d}
Auto Copy
1.0.1
true
{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
0.9.5.5
true
{89506680-e3f4-484c-a2c0-ed711d481eda}
Flashblock
1.5.13
true
{3d7eb24f-2740-49df-8937-200b1cc08f8a}
FoxTab
1.3
true
History Submenus
2.10
true
{7102aba3-045c-4ec2-b921-46d87636d84b}
Image Zoom
0.4.4
true
{1A2D0EC4-75F5-4c91-89C4-3656F6E44B68}
Personal Menu
4.3.2
true
[email protected]
QuickRestart
1.1.6
true
Session Manager
0.6.7.4
true
{1280606b-2510-4fe0-97ef-9b5a22eafe30}
SearchPreview
4.5
true
Tab Progress Bar
0.6
true
[email protected]
Tab Scope
0.3.2
true
[email protected]
Toolbar Buttons
0.6.0.8
true
{03B08592-E5B4-45ff-A0BE-C1D975458688}
United States English Dictionary
4.0.0
true
[email protected]
WebMail Notifier
2.5
true
{37fa1426-b82d-11db-8314-0800200c9a66}
CacheViewer
0.6.3
true
{71328583-3CA7-4809-B4BA-570A85818FBB}
CookieCuller
1.4
true
{99B98C2C-7274-45a3-A640-D9DF1A1C8460}
Dictionnaire français «Réforme 1990»
3.5
true
[email protected]
Extension List Dumper
1.14.8
true
[email protected]
Firebug
1.5.4
true
[email protected]
FlashGot
1.2.1.27
true
{19503e42-ca3c-4c27-b1e2-9cdb2170ee34}
Fast Dial
2.23b1
true
[email protected]
QuickJava
1.7.2
true
CLEO
4.3
true
[email protected]
OPIE
1.2.3
true
[email protected]
Java Console
6.0.20
true
Tab Mix Plus
0.3.8.4
true
Tree Style Tab
0.10.2010043001
true
[email protected]
Mozilla Archive Format
0.19.3
true
{7f57cf46-4467-4c2d-adfa-0cba7c507e54}
MR Tech Toolkit
6.0.4
true
{9669CC8F-B388-42FE-86F4-CB5E7F5A8BDC}
Modified Preferences
Name
Value
accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar
0
browser.history_expire_days.mirror
180
browser.history_expire_days_min
89
browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
0
browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction.backup
2
browser.places.importBookmarksHTML
false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion
2
browser.startup.homepage
chrome://fastdial/content/fastdial.html
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
rv:1.9.2.4
browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab
false
browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent.backup
true
browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent.override
true
browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace.backup
true
browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace.override
true
browser.tabs.warnOnClose
false
dom.disable_window_move_resize
true
dom.event.contextmenu.enabled
false
dom.max_script_run_time
1800
extensions.checkCompatibility.3.6
true
extensions.lastAppVersion
3.6.4
general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet
( .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET4.0C)
javascript.options.showInConsole
true
javascript.options.strict
true
network.cookie.prefsMigrated
true
places.last_vacuum
1275329041
print.print_printer
HP Deskjet 3900 Series (Copy 1)
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_bgcolor
false
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_bgimages
false
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_command
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_downloadfonts
false
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_edge_bottom
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_edge_left
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_edge_right
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_edge_top
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_evenpages
true
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_footercenter
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_footerleft
&PT
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_footerright
&D
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_headercenter
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_headerleft
&T
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_headerright
&U
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_in_color
true
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_margin_bottom
0.5
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_margin_left
0.5
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_margin_right
0.5
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_margin_top
0.5
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_oddpages
true
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_orientation
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_pagedelay
500
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_paper_data
1
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_paper_height
11.00
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_paper_size_type
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_paper_size_unit
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_paper_width
8.50
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_reversed
false
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_scaling
1.00
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_shrink_to_fit
true
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_to_file
false
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_unwriteable_margin_bottom
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_unwriteable_margin_left
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_unwriteable_margin_right
0
print.printer_HP_Deskjet_3900_Series_(Copy_1).print_unwriteable_margin_top
0
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs
true
security.dialog_enable_delay
0
security.warn_viewing_mixed
false
== 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
==
*-Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53
*npRLCT4Player
*np-mswmp
*1.7.0069.3
*6.0.12.69
*RealPlayer(tm) LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In
*RealJukebox Netscape Plugin
*The QuickTime Plugin allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in Web pages. For more information, visit the QuickTime Web site.
*NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
*Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.3"
*Default Plug-in
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.5
*iTunes Detector Plug-in
*GEPlugin
*Picasa plugin
*NPWLPG
*Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers
*Version 1.0.5, copyright 1996-2010 The VideoLAN Teamhttp://www.videolan.org/
*Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers

Only if i have 2 sites open i.e. http://www.youtube.com and http://www.mobileman.com (or any other site), i have trouble opening a third page i.e. http://www.google.com. Is it possible, that firefox is using a lot of CPU (i.e. plugin-container)??

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