Avast and Firefox

[silvertones]

DavidR,
We're a little off topic but...
You don't use link prefetch as you have dialup. I also have dialup. I disabled it and haven't noticed much difference. I guess it's sort of a double edged sword. Prefetch might slow you down but if it's prefetched something you want then it speeds you up.

[DavidR]

I notice a difference if I enable it, but there  is meant to be a priority assigned to loading the current page objects, etc.

So I guess it would depend on your browsing habits, but I simply can't see the point in pre-fetching as the likelihood of visiting all links is very low, not to mention for those on fast broadband not much difference either; again dependant on your browsing habits, to me it is a function looking for a purpose.