Answerbank crashing Firefox? :-S

[jon1968]

Why does Answerbank crash my Firefox? When I open it in a tab it’s fine for a couple of clicks, then it doesn’t load (anticlockwise grey spinning circle on the tab) and according to task manager firefox starts gobbling up my CPU%, continuing to do so even after I’ve closed the AB tab?
Running Windows 7, plenty of RAM and no other problems with other more complex sites.

Thanks for any help.

[barry1010]

What version of Firefox are you using? I used to have the same problem with older versions but installing the addon Adblock Plus helped a lot.

[jon1968]

I updated earlier in the week, so I presume I'm on the latest version. I do run Adblock, would that be what's causing it or the latest FF? I'm on IE typing this and it's fine?

[barry1010]

I am running the same set up as you without problem.

My guess is that it is an addon that is causing the problem. The only way to tell is to disable them all and see if that makes a difference, then enable them one at a time to pinpoint the culprit.

[jon1968]

OK, cheers, Barry. Just had a look and I’m on FF 8, maybe they’ve put a sneaky gremlin in here so you can’t look at the site unless you look at the ads!! :-) Not too keen on disabling things for the sake of coming on here. Any idea how I revert to an older version?

[barry1010]

I'm on 8 as well.
I don't know how to revert back, sorry.

[AlBags]

Well some here (especially Mr Rae) will tell you that it is impossible ..
But it is not impossible. I have suspected some sort of bad code has existed here before which can cause a problem with instability of the browser.
I am looking at this at the moment ..
One possibility is that Firefox loads 'plugin-container.exe' when needed to help with media playback .. and the odd flash entries could present an issue.
Check this on the web. You can disable plugin-container from loading.
It's not just common to FF8 tho .. going back will not help.

[jon1968]

Thanks again, Barry, and many thanks, Albags. Let me know how you get on with your research! In the meantime, does IE or Chrome or any other browser have a similar adblock facility? I don’t mind ads, I'm not averse to a click through or two, and appreciate it’s a site funded by them but it looks like a bloody fairground in here with all the animated nonsense.

[hc4361]

For Chrome http://adblockplus.org/en/chrome

[jon1968]

Thank you hc, will give it a try when I've got a mo.