Firefox freezes when starting a download

When I start a download and choose the destination, Firefox freezes for about 2-3 seconds before starting to download. In that time, Firefox doesn't respond and acts like it crashed.
My computer is completely new, running Win8.1 64Bit from an SSD, Core i5 Quad, 8GB Ram and Avast Antivir. FF is configured to clear the cache everytime I exit.
It's almost the same as in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/937267 but in my case, every download makes FF freeze, not only the first.
I already tried deactivating the Web Protection of Avast and the integrated scanning feature of Firefox but this didn't solve the problem.

Try using DownThemAll, a Firefox addon, it works perfect.

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