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Firefox process that hangs and wont close is using 7gb of current RAM

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The process wont close because it says access denied. I am the only existing user the computer and is the administrator.

I've tried numerous different programs to kill the process and it still just sits and stacks up RAM usage.

The process wont close because it says access denied. I am the only existing user the computer and is the administrator. I've tried numerous different programs to kill the process and it still just sits and stacks up RAM usage.

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Shutdown... Are you in the Task Manager and it will not End it ?

To be Checked and turned off unless needed for accessibility : Please : go to the Firefox 3 Bar Menu --> Options --> Privacy & Security panel and under Permissions check (put a tick in the box) the setting to Prevent Accessibility Services from accessing your browser.

Multi-Processor Support : Go to the 3 Bar Menu then Options --> General --> Performance and untick everything. change the recommended size lower then see how it runs. Note: 1 = No Multiprocessor = slow again. Try 2 Restart Firefox after making these changes please. Note : Hardware Acceleration is for Video Card, Monitor to see if remain off or to turn back on.

Only Disable as last resort.

Multi-processor Can completely disable it this way in about:config : dom.ipc.processCount set to 1 browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

Only move to esr if low ram and old system.

Firefox Extended Release Version : Firefox ESR does not come with the latest features but it has the latest security and stability fixes.

If do please :

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Might want to give self a scan just in case that process was a bitcoin miner or something : https://www.malwarebytes.com/