Add-on uses huge memory and CPU
The add-on uses excessive memory and CPU, sometimes reaching 10 GB, and raises temperatures on some sites.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 13 June 2024 · last reported 30 November 2025
What's going wrong
Several Firefox users say Browser Guard uses far more memory and processor time than they expect.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 6 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
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