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rmm
5th May 2009, 05:08
Lately I've noticed that firefox tends to lock up for several seconds when a particular ad is displayed on a site. (wont respond to clicking on home or back button etc) Is someone that is running firefox able to confirm this for me? The ad is usually displayed on the site listed below. It appears to be an animated gif or flash at the top of the page. It shows a view looking out of a cockpit with the aircraft in a bit of trouble. When I look at the same site with IE the ad doesn't seem to appear. It is replaced with a text based ad. I'd just like to know if the problems at my end.

Sydney Airport Message Board - Powered by vBulletin (http://yssyforum.net/board/)

Thanks,
Rmm

taxydual
5th May 2009, 05:29
Download and subscribe to this. Don't worry it's free.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

One of the best addons for Firefox ever. Stops the ads.

Saab Dastard
5th May 2009, 09:56
I'd add the NoScript plug-in to the above excellent suggestion!

SD

rmm
5th May 2009, 10:24
I'm already running NoScript which stops a good deal of unwanted stuff. I was just curious about this particular ad.

Keef
5th May 2009, 10:58
I agree very much about Adblock Plus. I've been using it for longer than I can remember, and it does the job well. That and NoScript are essential!

uid0
5th May 2009, 11:34
hi guys,

there seems to be some problems with Adblock Plus and NoScript working together.

Mozilla ponders policy change after Firefox extension battle - Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/mozilla-ponders-policy-change-after-firefox-extension-battle.ars)

VnV2178B
5th May 2009, 11:35
"The Register" is reporting some sort of internecine strife between the authors of AdBlock and NoScript, perhaps you too are being caught in the cross-fire?

Firefox users caught in crossfire of warring add-ons ? The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/04/firefox_extension_wars/)

green granite
5th May 2009, 11:42
very naughty of him. :=:=