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WmiPrvSE.exe on Firefox Start-up

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Yaron
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Since updating to FF 32.0.2, 'WmiPrvSE.exe' starts automatically on Firefox start-up. Any idea how to fix it?

Win 7, 32-bit.

I've read the following posts: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1020749 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/985811

Thank you.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1070123

Since updating to FF 32.0.2, 'WmiPrvSE.exe' starts automatically on Firefox start-up. Any idea how to fix it? Win 7, 32-bit. I've read the following posts: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1020749 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/985811 Thank you. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1070123

Modified by Yaron

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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The culprit here was Avast anti-virus. http://www.eightforums.com/performance-maintenance/24927-wmiprvse-exe-hogging-processor-2.html#post423037

See the "final" comments at the end of this page: http://blog.vilmatech.com/wmiprvse-exe-consumes-high-cpu-fix-wmiprvse-exe-error/

Yaron
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Thank you.

I've found this post. http://codeverge.com/mozilla.support.firefox/odd-problem-with-firefox-and-thunderb/1998801#replyForm

Seems to be the same problem.

Modified by Yaron

Yaron
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See a possible explanation in the updated following posts: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1070123 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/qu...#answer-633310


Thank you the-edmeister.