View Full Version : Firefox 16.0.1
crewmeal
25th Oct 2012, 06:08
I've just downloaded this version which seems to run well with Mountain Lion. The annoying thing is that annoying ads seem to creep in when you click on a highlighted word in a text. I've not seen this before , but it's very off putting as you have to guide your pointer away from these texts.
Chrome doesn't do this but then of course they don't have a drop down address bar!
What are my options?
green granite
25th Oct 2012, 06:53
Ad-Blocker add on?
crewmeal
25th Oct 2012, 07:30
Ad blocker plus already installed. All that does is remove ads from different parts of a web page.
Load Toad
25th Oct 2012, 08:53
Might have a look here: I have highlighted text which links to an ad popup. What is this, how do I get rid of it? | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support (http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/895564)
crewmeal
25th Oct 2012, 14:11
Sorted. It was something called a torrent handler which has been disabled. All scans with associated software didn't come up with anything.
safetypee
30th Oct 2012, 20:18
I have the same symptoms with Firefox 16.0.2. Adblock is on, Norton 360 active, no proxy; torrent handler not found.
Hyperlink image appears to be referenced to ( intext-a 'dot' akamaihd 'dot' net ) and runs as ‘swf’ program.
Disabling Shockwave Flash 11.4.4.402.265 appears to stop the link.
Any further ideas?