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Lately I've noticed that my Firefox Browser was taking a long time when I would search Google, e.g. 3 seconds before I would see any results.
If I search for a three-word phrase, it just hangs trying to connect:
I removed all add-ons but it still does this.
I thought it might be something with my router, but Chrome, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer all work fine.
Bing works fine in Firefox.
Here's my Firefox version information:
Otherwise I can still use Firefox, e.g. I'm using it to post this question, but I do notice that when I browse with it, images are often "broken" for a split second before they appear, as if it is having a hard time pulling them from a remote server. Other browsers don't do this.
What could be causing Firefox to hang when searching Google?
Edward Tanguay
Posted 2011-02-02T05:11:34.180
Reputation: 11 955
Does it do the same thing on a different computer? – user541686 – 2011-02-02T05:13:10.203
On a second computer using WLAN with the same router, Firefox works fine. – Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:19:03.110
Huh, interesting. Have you tried clearing your history (cache, cookies, etc.) by any chance? – user541686 – 2011-02-02T05:23:32.137
Ok, I did
tools | clear recent history(which knocked me off this site, had to log back in) but no, search google still hangs. – Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:31:06.510You may have added a IP address to your firewall that inadvertantly blocks google services? Which version of Firefox, what OS, what kind of network are you behind, all this information is needed when troubleshooting such a difficult and weird question. – palbakulich – 2011-02-02T05:32:35.617
Firefox on another account on this same computer works fine. – Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:34:09.800
@Edward: Have you by any chance run Spybot Search & Destroy's Immunization feature? It can cause delays like this... it wouldn't be Google-specific, but it does cause delays for browsers (and even Explorer itself). – user541686 – 2011-02-02T05:35:30.700
The version of Firefox is 3.6.13 (see screenshot above), Windows 7, this is a home network, one router from Deutsche Telekom (Berlin). – Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:35:32.433
I think this problem coincided with the installation of a DivX software (http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus) and it installs some browser add on, e.g. I noticed youtube videos had an option to use this software. I've tried uninstalling it twice and it is proving difficult to get rid of.
– Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:39:50.820@merhdad I've never used a spybot software just because I assume they are spyware themselves, what can you recommend? – Edward Tanguay – 2011-02-02T05:40:34.800
@Edward: Interesting, okay.
Spybot Search & DestroyandLavasoft Ad-Awareare legitimate antispyware software, but like all security software, they slow down the system in some ways, depending on which features you use. But I can't think of any problem with your Firefox... I'd say maybe try creating a new profile with the-ProfileManagerswitch to see if that will change anything, but I doubt it will. :\ – user541686 – 2011-02-02T05:55:29.653Try going to google using their own DNS:
8.8.8.8and8.8.4.4. – Zubair1 – 2011-08-19T12:46:40.633