Hello, Im not sure i have the right forum for this issue but here goes..

    

i have been, for the last several days attempting to "fix" this about:blank redirect problem i have had ongoing for about a year.  it slows down everything. when i go to anything, a webpage it hangs for a few seconds to a minute or so, sometimes it will stop the search and i have to type in the URL or page i want.  its not a homepage thing, it doesnt come up when i open a new tab or the bring the browser up, just when i go to a new webpage, and usually when i click an external link...it doesnt effect my home page or start up page, just redirects me to it then onto the page i wanted. 

So far i have cleaned my system, checked for malware, reset my chrome, uninstalled and re-installed Chrome. Updated everything, flushed, the dns, checked for disc errors, ran tool upon tool with the help of a tech forum(bleeping computers). This machine is clean!

This happens in chrome and firefox. Although, it seems to hang with chrome more and firefox just zips through it like its just part of the search path.I have also noticed it when i was using IE and that was a disaster, so not going back there.. btw, i really do prefer chrome over firefox, as it seems to have less crash issues.

Anyway, Ive had this problem forever! with every computer or laptop ive ever had. I asked about it before and nobody seemed to know anything about it.  You think there would be a tool or or workaround or at least more tech help available with about:blank

Windows 8.1 64 bit; Desktop (UTD)
Google Chrome (UTD)
Avast avp
Malwarebytes
SuperAntispyware
Ccleaner

(all UTD)

ADD ONS FOR CHROME:
Adblock Plus
Fairshare
Pin it Button
Scroll to Top
Social Fixer
Tampermonkey
Weatherbug 
Wot

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide! :)

• Edited by AngelWhite432 Friday, June 26, 2015 6:42 PM Additional information

also noticed it when i was using IE and that was a disaster, so not going back there..

That's too bad because that's where I could suggest some diagnostics.   <eg>

Otherwise, I suppose more generally you could try running ProcMon to try to understand your symptoms better.  Fiddler2 would be another general diagnostic but it is implemented as proxy and thus might not be a transparent one.

HTH

So far i have cleaned my system, checked for malware, reset my chrome, uninstalled and re-installed Chrome. Updated everything, flushed, the dns, checked for disc errors, ran tool upon tool with the help of a tech forum(bleeping computers).

Can you give us a link to your thread in bleepingcomputers.com forums?

cf. http://malwaretips.com/blogs/about-blank-removal/