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Memshrink Add-ons Testday
The following is a draft testplan for a testday to test the top-30 non-AMO add-ons with Memshrink. The goal is to identify add-on related memory issues in Firefox (see bug 771748).
Reference Documentation
Add-ons
In order of ADIs...
| Add-on | Where to get it |
| Microsoft .NET Assistant | Windows Update or on AMO |
| Java Quick Starter | Distributed with the Jave Runtime Environment |
| Skype Click to Call | Distributed with Skype software |
| avast! WebRep | Distributed with Avast! software |
| AVG Safe Search | Distributed with AVG software |
| Yahoo! Toolbar | Distributed by Yahoo.com or via AMO |
| Ask Toolbar | Download from Ask.com |
| Babylon Toolbar | Distributed with Babylon software |
| AVG Toolbar | Distributed with AVG software |
| Norton IPS | Distributed with Norton software |
| RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin | Distributed with RealPlayer software |
| HP Smart Web Printing | Distributed with HP printer software |
| Kaspersky URL Advisor | Distributed with Kaspersky software |
| Internet Download Manager (IDM) | Download from internetdownloadmanager.com |
| Norton Toolbar | Distributed with Norton software |
| DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 Video | Distributed with DivX software |
| DataMngr | |
| Yandexbar | Download from Yandex or on AMO |
| AVG Do Not Track | Distributed with AVG software or download from AMO |
| SweetIM Toolbar | Download from SweetIM.com |
| Kaspersky Virtual Keyboard | Distributed with Kaspersky software |
| Спутник@Mail.Ru | Download from http://mail.ru |
| McAfee SiteAdvisor | Distributed with McAfee software |
| DVDVideoSoft Menu | Download from http://dvdvideosoft.com/ |
| Searchqu toolbar | |
| Kaspersky Anti-banner | Distributed with Kaspersky software |
| McAfee ScriptScan for Firefox | Distributed with McAfee software |
| Widgi Toolbar Platform | |
| Yontoo | Download from http://www.yontoo.com/ |
| Conduit | Download from http://www.conduit.com/ |
| DealPly | Download from http://www.dealply.com/ |
| Skype Toolbar | Distributed with Skype software |
| Google Toolbar | Discontinued by Google |
| Java Console | Distributed with Java Runtime Environment |
| Search Helper Extension | Distributed with Microsoft Software Update |
| Adobe Acrobat - Create PDF | Distributed with Adobe Acrobat |
| Default Manager | |
| IMinent Toolbar | Download from http://iminent.ourtoolbar.com/ |
How to Test
- Review the documentation about Zombie Compartments
- Pick an add-on above to test
- Install the add-on (or third-party software) in Firefox with a new profile
- Use the add-on as it is intended and try to identify zombie compartments using the previously mentioned documentation as a guide
- Tips
- Test this in a VM if possible as some of these add-ons have been known to contain malware
- Test each add-on one at a time and with a new profile
- Windows: firefox.exe -P
- Mac: firefox-bin -P
- Linux: firefox -P
Results
Add your testing results below using the following template:
%AddonName%
| Tested By: | Your Name |
| Downloaded From | URL |
| Firefox Version | %version% |
| OS Version | Operating system name and version |
| Add-on Version | %version% |
| Testing | Description of what you tested and how |
| Results | Description of the results of your testing, what you discovered, and any zombie compartments listed |
| Bugs | List of bugs using the bug ###### alias |