Yeah, FF 2.0.0.13 takes a long time to load. The faster FF3 comes out in June sometime. I can wait a few months. I'm no nightly tester so I have no interest in running betas without extensions. Extensions are what FF is all about.
What version of Firefox are you guys using? I have version 2.0.0.13. No AVG browser hijacks, no ads.
There are several 'version 3-betas' of FF out now that some people think are legit releases. They're not.
Some people have been complaining about having to pay for downloading the Firefox browser. Anyone who pays for free stuff really doesn't know the internet that well and there are a lot of thieves out there ready to exploit them. Filehippo.com is an excellent source for free necessary software. Start there.