Safari causing overload and overheat???

[PowerFullMac]

I have a latest gen MacBook with Leopard and all the updates installed, and for some reason Safari has randomly caused my computer to heat up, make a LOT of noise before it stopped responding. As soon as this happened, the CPU usage went right down back to normal and the noise stopped.

Also, last night I was watching a flash video (via Safari) and it was going mad!

Here are some screenshots, the first two are when I was using Safari last one is when it was closed.

 

[nick9191]

Try dropping Safari into Appcleaner. Then redownloading Safari.

Also Flash is piss poor under OS X thanks to Adobe.

 

[Jonnyfive]

wow that is really odd... have you tried firefox just to see what it does.?

 

[PowerFullMac]

Try dropping Safari into Appcleaner. Then redownloading Safari.

Also Flash is piss poor under OS X thanks to Adobe.

Couldnt I just reset it? I dont wanna get rid of all my data (bookmarks etc.)

Yeah I know Flash sucks but it dosent go like usually while I am on YouTube etc.

wow that is really odd... have you tried firefox just to see what it does.?

I might, thing is it dosent happen straight away, its only after a few hours of use... If it happens again I will use Firefox.

 

[Eidorian]

I have a latest gen MacBook with Leopard and all the updates installed, and for some reason Safari has randomly caused my computer to heat up, make a LOT of noise before it stopped responding. As soon as this happened, the CPU usage went right down back to normal and the noise stopped.

Also, last night I was watching a flash video (via Safari) and it was going mad!

Here are some screenshots, the first two are when I was using Safari last one is when it was closed.

All signs point to Adobe Flash.

 

[PowerFullMac]

All signs point to Adobe Flash.

I wasent watching a Flash video when it happened just now, though.

 

[Me1000]

I wasent watching a Flash video when it happened just now, though.

Flash banner ads? Flash website interface?

 

[PowerFullMac]

Flash banner ads? Flash website interface?

There where probably banner ads, but they have never caused that before! I have used the sites I have had open a lot and had all kind of crappy ads come up but none has ever done that!

 

[indefatigable]

A lot can depend on how the Flash is scripted. Crazy script can cause browsers to work overtime. Movies are fairly straightforward.

I research browser games as my current job. Some of the ones in Flash cause my powerbook to get ripping hot in seemingly no time at all. I've always blamed shoddy coding.