Is Avast blocking/slowing down Chrome Mac?

My version of Chrome is acting wonky. Running incredibly slowing, most specifically when there is a call for the Google fonts API and other Google services. I searched all over
for a solution and none worked. The only thing that I did discover was that when I turned off the Avast web shield, the problem instantly went away.

Not sure if this is an Avast issue or a Chrome issue…

Anyone else having the same problem?

Are there any relevant messages in the system log file?

Nothing that looked relevant. I have temporarily white-listed the google fonts api and a couple of other Google services and
all seems well now, but I’d rather the problem didn’t exist at all! Again, not sure that this isn’t an issue with Chrome, per se,
but I thought I’d post here to see if others might be able to replicate the issue.

ROn