Does it freeze completely? Or does it slow down to an interminable crawl? I ask because I had problems with the latter last autumn. When I checked with Task Manager, I discovered that my browser was consuming 100% of the CPU cycles, even after I exited. And it was the same for IE and Firefox.
If that is what's going on, and if you've eliminated viruses and malware from the list of causes, try running your browser in safe mode (No Flash. No extensions, etc.)
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If that is what's going on, and if you've eliminated viruses and malware from the list of causes, try running your browser in safe mode (No Flash. No extensions, etc.)