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Thread ID: 124686	2012-05-13 04:22:00	Memory Leak - Regardless of Browser App	PJStyles (16786)	Press F1

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1275071	2012-05-13 04:22:00	Whenever I'm viewing lengthy Facebook or Youtube web pages, the browser app starts to eat up a big chunk of my CPU's memory and in some cases gets above 800MB. Granted, I only have 4GB, but it seems to happen specifically with pages like Facebook and Youtube where you can view more content on the page simply by continuing to scroll down further. It also happens to a variety of browser apps including IE9, Safari etc. Here's the log from HijackThis: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:58:16 PM, on 5/12/12 Platform: Windows 7 SP1 (WinNT 6.00.3505) MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16421) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\iCloudServices.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\ubd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\BookmarkDAV_client.exe C:\Users\Marco & Amanda\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\SABnzbd\SABnzbd.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Renesas Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\DELL\Dell Laser MFP 1815\LocalSM\jbDetect.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\DELL\Dell Laser MFP 1815\PSU\Scan2Pc.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\distnoted.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\1Password\Agile1pAgent.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\acrotray.exe C:\Users\Marco & Amanda\AppData\Roaming\Juniper Networks\Setup Client\JuniperSetupClient.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\SyncServer.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Safari\Safari.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\Safari\Apple Application Support\WebKit2WebProcess.exe D:\Downloads\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = go.microsoft.com R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.ca/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = go.microsoft.com R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = go.microsoft.com R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = go.microsoft.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = go.microsoft.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyServer = 72.254.128.201:80 R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe, O2 - BHO: (no name) - AutorunsDisabled - (no file) O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll O2 - BHO: URLRedirectionBHO - {B4F3A835-0E21-4959-BA22-42B3008E02FF} - C:\PROGRA~2\MIF5BA~1\Office14\URLREDIR.DLL O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll O2 - BHO: SmartSelect - {F4971EE7-DAA0-4053-9964-665D8EE6A077} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NUSB3MON] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Renesas Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdobeCS5ServiceManager] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CS5ServiceManager\CS5ServiceManager.ex e" -launchedbylogin O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [APSDaemon] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell Laser MFP 1815 SM_JB] C:\Program Files (x86)\DELL\Dell Laser MFP 1815\LocalSM\jbDetect.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MFP1815_S2P] C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\DELL\DELL LASER MFP 1815\PSU\Scan2Pc.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Agile1pAgent] C:\Program Files (x86)\1Password\Agile1pAgent.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Acrobat_sl.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 8.0] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [{0228e555-4f9c-4e35-a3ec-b109a192b4c2}] C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [iCloudServices] C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\iCloudServices.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DirectX Runtime] C:\Users\Marco & Amanda\AppData\Roaming\eSMU5cZKU1k.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MobileDocuments] C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\ubd.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [com.apple.dav.bookmarks.daemon] C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Internet Services\BookmarkDAV_client.exe O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = Marco & Amanda\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe O4 - Startup: SABnzbd.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\SABnzbd\SABnzbd.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Evernote 4.0 - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204 O8 - Extra context menu item: Append Link Target to Existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Append to Existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert Link Target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html O9 - Extra button: Send to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Se&nd to OneNote - {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIE.dll O9 - Extra button: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: OneNote Lin&ked Notes - {789FE86F-6FC4-46A1-9849-EDE0DB0C95CA} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\ONBttnIELinkedNotes.dll O9 - Extra button: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\Resource.dll,-101 - {A95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204 (file missing) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\Resource.dll,-101 - {A95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - res://C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\EvernoteIE.dll/204 (file missing) O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files (x86)\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidnsp.dll O11 - Options group: [ACCELERATED_GRAPHICS] Accelerated graphics O16 - DPF: {0067DBFC-A752-458C-AE6E-B9C7E63D4824} (Device Detection) - www.logitech.com O16 - DPF: {32C3FEAE-0877-4767-8C20-62A5829A0945} (FBootloaderAX) - static.ak.facebook.com O16 - DPF: {8100D56A-5661-482C-BEE8-AFECE305D968} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5 Control) - upload.facebook.com O16 - DPF: {82E5DF24-51E8-47CD-864A-F4BD5005AA73} (iCloud Web App Plugin) - www.icloud.com O16 - DPF: {BEA7310D-06C4-4339-A784-DC3804819809} (Photo Upload Plugin Class) - www.walmartphotocentre.ca O16 - DPF: {E2883E8F-472F-4FB0-9522-AC9BF37916A7} - platformdl.adobe.com O16 - DPF: {F27237D7-93C8-44C2-AC6E-D6057B9A918F} (JuniperSetupClientControl Class) - inet.bmofg.com O18 - Protocol: intu-qt2009 - {03947252-2355-4E9B-B446-8CCC75C43370} - (no file) O18 - Protocol: intu-tt2010 - {97A0575E-2309-4E75-8509-B1F9390C4DE7} - C:\Program Files (x86)\TurboTax 2010\ic2010pp.dll (file missing) O18 - Protocol: intu-tt2011 - {B3B5DAD9-E96D-45B4-B636-B6CF2F773DE1} - C:\Program Files (x86)\TurboTax 2011\ic2011pp.dll O18 - Protocol: wlpg - {E43EF6CD-A37A-4A9B-9E6F-83F89B8E6324} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler.dll O18 - Filter hijack: text/xml - {807573E5-5146-11D5-A672-00B0D022E945} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\MSOXMLMF.DLL O23 - Service: Adobe Acrobat Update Service (AdobeARMservice) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe O23 - Service: 1Password (Agile1Password) - AgileBits - C:\Program Files (x86)\1Password\Agile1pService.exe O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe O23 - Service: Ati External Event Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: KMService - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\srvany.exe O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%windir%\system32\nfsrc.dll,-5001 (NfsClnt) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nfsclnt.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Adobe SwitchBoard (SwitchBoard) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SwitchBoard\SwitchBoard.exe O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Wat\WatUX.exe,-601 (WatAdminSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing) -- End of file - 13915 bytes	PJStyles (16786)
1275072	2012-05-13 22:37:00	It's probably just caching the video for smooth playback, unless your system is not performing I wouldn't worry about it. Using memory isn't really a leak unless it keep increasing and doesn't release it when you close the program. Also windows 7 tends to reserve or use most of the free memory and then release it as needed so task manager doesn't give you a very good Idea of actual memory usage.	dugimodo (138)
1275073	2012-05-13 23:14:00	I have noticed these days that all browsers seem to waste a lot of RAM, even when you close down the tabs after viewing. (But not exiting the browser) Not sure if you can call that a leak or not but it's annoying. You would think it would unload data for each tab after closing, but it seems not. Something to do with being able to quickly re-open the tab. I think the solution would be to keep the data in memory for 30-60 seconds after tab close and then unload if the tab isn't reopened, but for some reason none of them seem to do that.	Agent_24 (57)
1275074	2012-05-14 01:34:00	Chrome is good at clearing used RAM, can't comment on the others .... :D	Chilling_Silence (9)
1275075	2012-05-14 03:09:00	Remove the profile as well as the browser. Then reinstall it again. I had the same issue with FF, didn't matter if I then switched to Chrome. Why? Who knows, but killing the FF profile worked.	pctek (84)
1275076	2012-05-14 10:02:00	Something to do with being able to quickly re-open the tab. In Firefox go to about:config and change browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers to what ever number you want.	mikebartnz (21)
1275077	2012-05-14 10:06:00	In Firefox go to about:config and change browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers to what ever number you want. Ooh, that looks useful...	Agent_24 (57)
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