Malwarebytes Guard 100% CPU in Firefox with Browser Guad exyension

[Snippety]

This morning's update to Malwarebytes Premium for Windows (10) version 5.1.4.112 presumably updated the extension used in various browsers. Version 2.6.26 dated today 23 May 2024 renders Mozilla Firefox Developer (127.0b5 (64-bit)) virtually unusable. Firefox's own Process Manager shows the current tab and the Extensions to be drawing 100% of the CPU each. Pages are now delivered with a wait sometimes in excess of a minute.

After a process of elimination, by disabling the Browser Guard extension, everything returns to normal.

This shows exclusively in Firefox (not in Edge or Chrome) with Browser Guard extensions enabled.

Can I be notified when the extension has been corrected not to behave like this?

[David H. Lipman]

Please clear the Clear Browser Guard storage;  Support --> Clear Browser guard storage

 

[blender]

Hello,

Is the browser working better after clearing BG storage and updating its database?

[Snippety]

Thank you, Dave and Tammy. The browser is now back on track. But this was a dramatic slow-down from an update. Can this be avoided in future, please?

[blender]

Good to hear it is working better. 

We're still investigating what caused the issue so it can be prevented in the future updates. 

Thank you for reporting.