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Offline polonus

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Why Extension Avast Online Security takes so much CPU in Google Chrome?
« on: November 11, 2014, 11:22:32 PM »
In my Google Chrome browser the Avast Online Security extension consumes 304.760K of memory. That is 50% of my CPU.
ABP extension "only" consumes 51.340K memory. CPU 1
Why the avast extension is such a memory hog? 
- total browser mem consumption 277.184 K CPU 29

Anyone to comment?

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Re: Why Extension Avast Online Security takes so much CPU in Google Chrome?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 01:43:36 AM »
Odd. 50% of a CPU load?

Remove it, then reinstall it. Any improvement polonus?
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Re: Why Extension Avast Online Security takes so much CPU in Google Chrome?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 02:33:26 PM »
It is within norms now with 46.236 K, just in the realm of extensions like Ghostery.
A lot better now,

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Re: Why Extension Avast Online Security takes so much CPU in Google Chrome?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 02:36:18 PM »
So, did it fix itself, or did my solution work?
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