Why does AVG Internet Security keep warning me that Firefox is using excessive memory and advisin me to close it and reopen?
My browser was open and I was on Facebook. A message appeared from AVG Internet Security 2012, which is operating on my computer, telling me that FireFox was using excessive memory -- "260 MB of memory" and suggesting I close FireFox and reopen.
This has happened several times; also when I was on CNN and Yahoo webpages.
How much RAM do you have?
300MB is a lot if you only have 512MB, but not too much if you have 1 or 2 GB, or more.
http://blogs.avg.com/community/avg-feedback-update-week-44/
See - 3. AVG Advisor = Disable AVG Advisor performance notifications <br />
or try using the "Change when these notifications appear" and set a higher threshhold
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