Safari really sluggish

[jojoba]

Safari has been really sluggish on my Air for several months now. Has anyone experienced this/ can suggest a fix? I have a 2013 Air with 8GB ram, so I don't really see why it shouldn't be able to handle basic web browsing.

 

[gochi]

malware?

 

[jojoba]

malware?

Thanks. How do I check for that (don't have any anti virus installed...).

 

[Weaselboy]

Thanks. How do I check for that (don't have any anti virus installed...).

Run this app to check for adware and malware.

 

[gochi]

dont ever use that crapper fixmymac

 

[jojoba]

For some reason, I couldn't get the Adware Medic to run properly, but I scanned with ClamXav instead. Scan came out completely clean.

 

[Weaselboy]

For some reason, I couldn't get the Adware Medic to run properly, but I scanned with ClamXav instead. Scan came out completely clean.

ClamXAV I don't believe is updated with recent adware like the adware app. I just downloaded it and ran it and it worked fine. What trouble did you have with it?

 

[flyfish29]

Have you restarted the computer? (Only reason I ask is I know many people who go months without a restart.) Also, reset Safari.

I have had slower Safari experiences in last 6 months myself but I'm on MacBook Pro which is probably 4 years old and still running 10.7.5.

 

[jojoba]

ClamXAV I don't believe is updated with recent adware like the adware app. I just downloaded it and ran it and it worked fine. What trouble did you have with it?

It just wouldn't scan. I clicked start, and after literally one second it said something like "there are no infected files on your computer". I'm assuming it doesn't work THAT fast? I tried a few times but same thing kept happening. But I'll try to un/re-install and give it another try.

Have you restarted the computer? (Only reason I ask is I know many people who go months without a restart.) Also, reset Safari.

I have had slower Safari experiences in last 6 months myself but I'm on MacBook Pro which is probably 4 years old and still running 10.7.5.

Yes, I make a point of restarting every couple of days. I haven't reset Safari, though (was reluctant because it means all bookmarklets etc disappear, right?) but I guess it's the obvious next step.

Thanks, both!

 

[Weaselboy]

It just wouldn't scan. I clicked start, and after literally one second it said something like "there are no infected files on your computer". I'm assuming it doesn't work THAT fast? I tried a few times but same thing kept happening. But I'll try to un/re-install and give it another try.

It does scan pretty fast. When I tested for you yesterday the scan took maybe two seconds. It does not scan every folder on the computer, it only scans the folders where these adware programs would normally be installed. If it scanned a couple seconds and you got that message, it worked and found nothing.

Just as a test, make a new temp admin account then login to that account and see how Safari works there. This will tell you if it is something specific to your account configuration.