Unable to browse Amazon.com with Firefox 3.0.19

[Jonathan D. Armendariz]

On 06/08/2010 06:47 PM, Albert Wagner wrote:
> I am on Ubuntu 8.0.4/Firefox 3.0.19.  Until recently, I have had no
> problems browsing Amazon for books.  However, for several days now,
> nothing more complicated than going to books and then a backpage will
> put firefox into 100% CPU usage. Meaning, of course, that no more
> browsing on amazon is possible.  In the Firefox error console there are
> several iterations of the following Security Error:
> Security Error: Content at http://www.amazon.com/ may not load or link
> to about:self.
>
> In that nothing has changed recently on my box, I am assuming that
> Amazon is downloading code that is revealing a flaw in my version of
> Firefox.
> Does this all sound like something on my end?  Or should I contact
> Firefox?  Or should I contact Amazon?

Really the best way to find out if a browser issue is use another one as 
a comparison. If it plays up there too it's possible a JS may be 
under-performing (I see this every so often with Facebook) and if not 
you may want to check your extensions.

Just my two cents.