I do have a feeling on what the problems are.
Yes, problems, I suspect there two things.
First one is with the website/server itself and the second one the webshield.
I hope you are willing to test something.
1] If you don't already have it, download and install
CCleaner2] Run the drive cleaning part with no applications running (no browser open)
3] Run the registry cleaning part and fix all problems found.
4] Repeat the registry cleaning again and again, till it doesn't find anything anymore.
5] Reboot your system with avast enabled.
6] Try to open the website and see what happens.
I suspect you will still have the delay, but don't worry.
Now, repeat steps 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- Open the avast ui.
- Disable only the webshield.
- Try to open the website.
Are you noticing any difference?
If so what difference?
In case you are getting a error message or something like that, write it down (take a screenshot or something) and let us know here.
I don't expect you to see any error message, but I am mentioning this just in case.
The more (possible) information we have, the better can we narrow down the problem