id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 6204 100% CPU Usage with Chrome (idling) and FF (idling on intense JS sites) Tomas Gutierrez "Hardware: HP Compaq 6910p )(Core duo) Host: Ubuntu 9.10 Guest: Win 7 Version: 3.1.4 CPU usage on both host and guest are minimal with no programs open. When either Chrome or Firefox are launched, one core on the host shows 100% utilization, while the guest task manager remains minimal. Usage returns to normal when browsers are closed. The workaround is to open a secondary VM and run it idly along with the guest. Old related tickets: http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4762 http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/1884" defect closed VMM VirtualBox 3.1.4 obsolete cpu, browsers, chrome, firefox Windows Linux