Popups still open with Firefox

Syxx_Killer · 11-18-07, 11:22 AM

This has been an ongoing problem for a very long time. Initially a popup usually won't appear on a site if it has it. I get the notice like I should. However, if I click anywhere on the site the popup will then appear. It defeats the purpose of the blocker. Is there anything I can do to tweak it so that doesn't happen? I know the Ad Blocker plugin will get rid of it, but it makes Firefox crash (even on clean Firefox installs - new profiles, everything deleted).

TteFAboB · 11-18-07, 05:41 PM

Get IE.

antikristuseke · 11-18-07, 10:03 PM

Give Opera a try, While you still will get an occasional popup i dont recall them ever being as numerous as they were when using IE or firefox.

Syxx_Killer · 11-18-07, 10:06 PM

I tried Opera and actually still have it. While it has some features I like, I like Firefox's features better. Opera's Speed Dial is an awesome feature, though.

Letum · 11-19-07, 03:43 AM

Strange, I have FF and havent seen a popup since I got it.

Try the adblock plugin is you havent got it.

Jimbuna · 11-19-07, 05:47 AM

I use both IE and FF and have never had a problem. Might I suggest you d/l a pop up blocker for whichever programme your using.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...p+blocker&meta=

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...p+blocker&meta=

jumpy · 11-19-07, 07:35 AM

Maybe a silly question: have you gone to options\content\check button to block popup windows (also check the exceptions).

FF user here. Only ever had one or two sites open a 'popup' through FF (break.com etc)
Try the NoScript addon for ff (home page here: http://noscript.net/).
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722

HunterICX · 11-19-07, 07:45 AM

I've got plain FF installed

having no issues with pop ups.

HunterICX

Syxx_Killer · 11-19-07, 08:54 AM

As I have already said, the popups are being blocked - initially. If I click anywhere on the page that they were blocked on like a link or even blank space the popup appears. This started happening ever since 2.0 was released or maybe even a bit before. All I know is, is that this has been happening for a long time. This has happened on my old Windows ME computer and my current Windows XP computer (I have reinstalled and formatted the HD twice since I got it).

Like I said, Ad-Block makes Firefox crash on me for some reason. I liked Ad-Block but the increased crashes outweigh the positives of Ad-Block. Firefox just becomes to unreliable.

3Jane · 11-19-07, 09:03 AM

Sounds like it's possibly some kind of spyware designed to bypass pop-up blockers. I haven't seen any on my FF though. I have the full version of ZoneALarm also Ad-Aware SE without ad-watch.

Syxx_Killer · 11-19-07, 09:11 AM

I don't go to shady sites so it can't be that. The most I have ever had regarding "spyware" are tracking cookies. Everybody gets those. This has done it on different computers.

SUBMAN1 · 11-19-07, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Strange, I have FF and havent seen a popup since I got it.

Try the adblock plugin is you havent got it.

There ya go - Ad-Block is pretty good. I use it too.

Also plug in Privoxy if you want ultimate control over what your browser displays. Its default config works well, but it is so open to customization, it will make your head spin.

You can also use it to modify things on the fly as you visit web pages - Just for fun, say every time your browser returns Snoop Dogg for example, you can make your browser replace those words with Snoop "The Murderer" Dogg! An included example is in the fun settings where it changes things like Microsoft to M$. You can kill flash, popups, animations, anything you feel like.

It will also control what is outbound from your browser. I can make my browser report any data I want to a particular website. For instance, I may be using Linux at any particular time, but I can report to the website that I am using Windows. Basically, it puts you in control of what information external sites can have about you.

Best of all, it is multithreaded so you will overpower other people downloading from a particular site by hitting the same site 10+ times, counting as 10+ users vs others simple single threaded browser. As I type this, it is through Privoxy.

Get it here - http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=11118

-S

11-18-07, 11:22 AM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Popups still open with Firefox This has been an ongoing problem for a very long time. Initially a popup usually won't appear on a site if it has it. I get the notice like I should. However, if I click anywhere on the site the popup will then appear. It defeats the purpose of the blocker. Is there anything I can do to tweak it so that doesn't happen? I know the Ad Blocker plugin will get rid of it, but it makes Firefox crash (even on clean Firefox installs - new profiles, everything deleted).

11-18-07, 05:41 PM	#2
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Get IE. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

11-19-07, 03:43 AM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Strange, I have FF and havent seen a popup since I got it. Try the adblock plugin is you havent got it. __________________

11-19-07, 05:47 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I use both IE and FF and have never had a problem. Might I suggest you d/l a pop up blocker for whichever programme your using. http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...p+blocker&meta= http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...p+blocker&meta= __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-19-07, 07:35 AM	#7
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Maybe a silly question: have you gone to options\content\check button to block popup windows (also check the exceptions). FF user here. Only ever had one or two sites open a 'popup' through FF (break.com etc) Try the NoScript addon for ff (home page here: http://noscript.net/). https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

11-18-07, 10:03 PM	#3
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Give Opera a try, While you still will get an occasional popup i dont recall them ever being as numerous as they were when using IE or firefox.

11-18-07, 10:06 PM	#4
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I tried Opera and actually still have it. While it has some features I like, I like Firefox's features better. Opera's Speed Dial is an awesome feature, though.

11-19-07, 07:45 AM	#8
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I've got plain FF installed having no issues with pop ups. HunterICX __________________

11-19-07, 08:54 AM	#9
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	As I have already said, the popups are being blocked - initially. If I click anywhere on the page that they were blocked on like a link or even blank space the popup appears. This started happening ever since 2.0 was released or maybe even a bit before. All I know is, is that this has been happening for a long time. This has happened on my old Windows ME computer and my current Windows XP computer (I have reinstalled and formatted the HD twice since I got it). Like I said, Ad-Block makes Firefox crash on me for some reason. I liked Ad-Block but the increased crashes outweigh the positives of Ad-Block. Firefox just becomes to unreliable.

11-19-07, 09:03 AM	#10
3Jane Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York. Northern England. Posts: 1,004 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sounds like it's possibly some kind of spyware designed to bypass pop-up blockers. I haven't seen any on my FF though. I have the full version of ZoneALarm also Ad-Aware SE without ad-watch. __________________ Fate opposes me in vitality and morality, forced ever onward, burdened, always in shackles. So this very moment, without tarrying, pluck the quivering strings. Because fate punishes the one who plays, all lament with me. (http://hosted.filefront.com/KatherineRowan)

11-19-07, 09:11 AM	#11
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I don't go to shady sites so it can't be that. The most I have ever had regarding "spyware" are tracking cookies. Everybody gets those. This has done it on different computers.