Major Website Hanging Problem

[GaryGnu]

I have Verizon FIOS, using Windows XP, with Firefox 3.5.5. For a few weeks now, I get random hangs on various websites. Its consistently inconsistent. One second a website is fine, the next time I try, it hangs. If a website hangs, sometimes all I need to do, is Stop and Refresh and it goes through. Other times that doesn't work. Sometimes, bringing up a new window works. This occurs with about 1 in 3 website requests. Even for the same website, there could be a different place it hangs. Its not always the same spot.

This seems to be just a problem with my one wired computer. No issues with the wireless ones. I have another laptop which uses a wired connection, and that is OK.

Very frustrating. Any ideas? I have tried using Google Chrome. Its not just a Firefox problem. I cannot get Internet Explorer to work much at all, so for that, its even worse.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

did you try resetting your router, changing the port you're plugged into and possibly updating the firmware of the router?

 

[GaryGnu]

did you try resetting your router, changing the port you're plugged into and possibly updating the firmware of the router?

I did try resetting the router. I will try others.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

What are you running for anti-virus? I used to get hang ups all the time with Avast.

 

[GaryGnu]

What are you running for anti-virus? I used to get hang ups all the time with Avast.

AVG for anti-virus. I have been running that for years. This problem seemed to come out of nowhere. But I did upgrade to 9.0 recently. Will check that too.

 

[GaryGnu]

It was the anti-virus!

Thanks!

Now I need to find a new one to use.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

try Antivir, it's pretty good.