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The thread discusses a performance issue with Google Chrome when Avast Free Antivirus is installed, causing slow homepage loading times, unlike with Bitdefender Free or AVG Free. The original poster asks for potential causes, and a respondent suggests checking Chrome plugins. The original poster later clarifies no plugins are enabled and plans to monitor if the situation improves after an update, indicating the issue may be related to Avast.
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Question. When Avast Free is installed Chrome takes a second to open but the homepage takes 6-7 seconds to open. IE, Firefox and Opera all open in a second and the homepage pops up a second later. When Bitdefender Free, or AVG Free was installed I never had this problem. Any ideas ?
 

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Sorry it took so long to get back to you. No plugins enabled, but I'm going to give this time and see it inproves on the next program update. Thanks kemical
 

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