Default Browser hangs (IE, Chrome)
- by Craig Hinrichs
IE was my default browser about three months ago when I started experiencing this issue. 
Intermittent hangs would occur when I would open a new main page or new tab to a site I know would be up. 
What I mean by a hang: 
The browser would open and say "Waiting for site " and do nothing more. 
If I closed the window and reopened it it would immediatly 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. 
I finally got sick of it and started using chrome and I will never go back. I recently upgraded my anti-virus and now I am experiencing the same issue with Chrome. I use AVG for my antivirus. 
Empirically it seems 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 coudl 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 trouble shoot possible issues. 
I am on Windows XP SP3
Thanks in advance.