Fastest browser [and safest] in the world.

A little trick I just read about is to remove the splash screen [like I said, it's very customisable]: go to tools/
Avant browser options/miscellaneous/..and untick 'show splash screen when starts'.

There is also a very active Avant user forum worth a look: http://forum.avantbrowser.com/viewforum.php?f=4