Webpages intermittently stop loading, it is as if there is no longer any internet connection, however internet is fine because Chrome and IE can display pages.

Webpages will simply stop loading, the connecting logo spins as if it is trying to connect but nothing ever loads. Even after closing Firefox, the firefox process in task manager will not disappear by itself and has to be deleted manually, until it is deleted, Firefox cannot be loaded. Other browsers (Chrome & IE) continue to load pages fine when this happens.
This problem has been going on for a while now but getting gradually worse. I am now at the stage where webpages will stop loading after about 10-15 mins. The problem appears to only happen when I have visited a page that requires the flash plugin to work. After reading other related entries in this support forum, I can safely say that I think Flash is the problem. Whenever the plugin is disable the problem never happens. Flash also appears in the crash reports from FF. See below for my system stats.
Windows 7 64 Bit
FF24
Flash = 11.8.800.168 with hardware acceleration turned off
Flash Protected mode = 0
Number of net connections in FF = 64 (same problem occurs with 256 or 48 connections)
Virus Killer = Bit Defender (Firefox is registered as an exception). Problem happens even with virus software disabled.
Computer is certified clean of malware, spyware and viruses.
I can see that this is a reoccurring problem that seems to pop-up with different FF versions.
I have tried all of the suggested solutions on other posts, including various types of full reinstall but to no avail.
Finally, I am not prepared to reinstall Windows over this so please do not bother offering this as a solution, furthermore, I am not prepared to downgrade my Flash to a less safe version, especially when other browsers can work with Flash with no problems.
I look forward to hearing a solution.

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an existing profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

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