Adblock Plus 2.2.3 not working - Firefox 19.0
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Adblock Plus 2.2.3 not working - Firefox 19.0
Suddenly I'm seeing adverts where none were visible before.
Has there been a change in the format of PPRuNe adverts to circumvent Adblock (Plus)?
I'd got used to being ad-free . . .
I cannot detect any disabling of my add-ons.
Has there been a change in the format of PPRuNe adverts to circumvent Adblock (Plus)?
I'd got used to being ad-free . . .
I cannot detect any disabling of my add-ons.
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Strange - I've just re-installed Adblock Plus and the adverts have disappeared again!
There was no indication that Adblock had been disabled within Firefox . . .
There was no indication that Adblock had been disabled within Firefox . . .
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I've given up on FireFox, too many updates lately, gone over to Pale Moon which is FF optimised for windows:
The Pale Moon Project homepage
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Well I've had no issues with Adblock Plus 2.2.3 and Firefox 19.0 but the mention of Pale Moon is interesting. A glance at Wiki suggests that Pale Moon's handling of Active-X and Scripting is different from in Firefox. Are those differences valid and what else have you noticed?
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Haven't noticed any difference Cameronian, Active x doesn't work in Pale Moon any more than it does in FF and nor have I noticed any difference in script handling, but then again I did import my FF profile into Pale Moon when I installed it so that may mast any differences. But as Bern Oulli says it's quicker than FF.
You could always switch to the extended support release (ESR) version of Firefox: Firefox Extended Support Release FAQ
Download here: Firefox Extended Support Release for organizations | International versions: Get Firefox in your language
Download here: Firefox Extended Support Release for organizations | International versions: Get Firefox in your language
Pale Moon....just downloaded and initial reaction is that it is quicker than FF. Longer test needed to verify but all appears well.
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Once again the adverts have returned - this time with W7, Firefox 26.0 and AdBlock Plus 2.4.
I have re-installed AdBlock and rebooted to no avail . .
I have re-installed AdBlock and rebooted to no avail . .
Palemoon 24.2.2. W8.1 and Adblock Plus 2.4 all working well.....famous last words !!
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This is spooky!
I'm getting adverts over YouTube - it's as if something has been downloaded onto my laptop - some sort of virus.
Off to do a scan . . .
I'm getting adverts over YouTube - it's as if something has been downloaded onto my laptop - some sort of virus.
Off to do a scan . . .
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Malwarebytes has done its stuff (lots of crap deleted - wherever did all that come from?).
Seems that ads were coming from Google and that Google had disabled AdBlock - even though it was enabled in the main Firefox heading!
Seems that ads were coming from Google and that Google had disabled AdBlock - even though it was enabled in the main Firefox heading!
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What makes you think it was Google that was responsible for the nasties you had picked up? I run the same setup as you and have not had any problems, and you would think that if Google was looking to circumvent ad-blockers that those not affected would be a tiny minority.
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What makes you think it was Google that was responsible for the nasties you had picked up?
Of course it's possible that I only saw it when something else disabled AdBlocker.
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Google don't disable adblockers. If you have a pop-up offering to remove something for you if you just click here, you almost certainly have an infection that will get worse if you do.