currently unable to access many websites without using Tor

I'm currently unable to access many websites. Other websites do work, by contrast (and the working ones are not slow). I noticed that the disabled websites work using Tor.

Examples include reddit.org and livinglibations.com

 

JoeRay is right, please post more info. Especially about your OS and browser.
You might read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking
If you suspect malware after reading about hijacking, head over to
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35
and start the process of diagnosing/cleaning your computer.