Default browser hangs
- by Craig Hinrichs
Intermittent hangs would occur when I would use Internet Explorer to open a new main page or new tab to a site I know would be up. 
The browser would open and say "Waiting for site example.com" and do nothing more. 
If I closed the window and reopened it it would immediately connect. Over time I would have to close and reopen the window to get to the page. This would happen to any page, including Google. 
Got sick of it and started using Chrome. I recently upgraded my anti-virus and am now experiencing the same issue with Chrome. I use AVG for my antivirus. 
Empirically it seems that if I don't make Chrome my default browser I don't experience the issue. I tested this theory for over two hours yesterday. 
Possible issues I have found this could be but not confirmed yet: 
MTU settings are not correct. 
I am infected but my antivirus has not caught it (unlikely but possible)
??
I would like to think this is related to my antivirus but I am unsure how to verify. I don't like the idea of killing my antivirus if #2 is a possibility. 
I am looking for tips on how I can troubleshoot possible issues.