x2 Firefox has been going downhill since FF7.

Have you checked to see what kind of extensions you have enabled?
Could be an add-on which is conflicting with Shockwave.

Try the Mozilla forums here -
Flash causes Firefox to slow down and even freeze (and on a gaming laptop, too). How to fix this? | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

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