popups with firefox.
 

All of a sudden I have been getting popups with firefox that is annoying the hell out of me. As far as I can tell nothing has changed with my preferences and I still have the 'block popup windows' box checked. Any idea why this could be happening?

I have firefox version 1.0.7.

cheers,

Daval

Can you download 1.5? It catches more popups than 1.0.x does. Also, there are things that look like popups, but aren't; those are a bit more complicated.

If you are waiting because your extenisons haven't been updated yet, there are ways around that. Post a list, I can let you know if any are broken.

I don't really use any of the extensions much, i'll try 1.5 - thanks.

ok, upgraded to 1.5. same problem.

the site i'm seeing the most popups from is http://www.pwinsider.com it's never been a problem in the past, only started seeing the popups was in the last few weeks.

btw. if you don't have a popup blocker I wouldnt go to that site.

I got a pop up blocker and that site
gave me popups too.
half of the pics were rexed as well.
poor java coding there.
do you have popups on other sites?
could be you picked up a web hitchhiker.


edit:
add this to your hosts file
http://a1.interclick.com
don't click.....it's the address the ad if comeing from

I do get from a couple of sites, but that site is the worst offender.

How do I add to hosts? :)

Ah, those aren't popups, because popups are java-based, and those ads are flash-based overlays. Po-tay-to, po-tah-to, I know. The extension Adblock Plus can take care of that, as I understand it.

i don't get only java overlays, i get popups - whole new windows coming up

Ah, I'm going deeper into the site now, and I see that they have some 'onclick' kind of pops as well. Of course, some of the things that look like popups are actually overlays as well; if it doesn't show up in the taskbar, it isn't a popup. A site like that, I wouldn't frequent; they obviously hate their users. If you are going to use that site, try adblock out, see if it helps you. The "filterset/G" for adblock seems to be the easiest to use.

i'm having difficulty installing adblock, i get the message that software updates are disabled, but I can't find the option to allow - i knew where it was in the old version but not this one.

you can also try NoScript

It can be a bit of a pain in the ass until you get all the permissions allowed for the various sites you hit the most but I find it works rather well for me and I do not even have adblock installed.

Is the message in the yellow bar just above the content area? Just click on the bar. You then need to add the Adblock URL to the whitelist.

I've tried adding to the 'warn me when web sites try to install extensions or themes' exceptions list. where else is there a whitelist located? I'm having no luck here.

I'm really not computer iliterate, but I'm sure feeling like it with this :P

That's the place I was talking about. Hmmm.

Could you type down exactly what responses you get when you attempt the install?

http://bene.sitesled.com.nyud.net:8090

Unable to begin installation.
Software updates are disabled.
Try Anyway?

OK / Cancel

I click OK and I get the message bar across the top that says- Software Installation is currently disabled. Click edit options...to enable it and try again.

and then it gives me the options button that brings up the options menu

I think there's bandwith problems: that's a Corel Cache link.

Try http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?showtopic=774 , and scroll to the "quoted section" for the Plus version. Filterset G is also on that page.

same problem. when i put them in the excluded list it still won't install, just doesnt give me the warning anymore :P

Rather than installing, save the XPI file to your hard drive. Open the Extension Manager (tools - extensions). Drag the XPI file and drop it into the Extension Manager window. Does that do it?

nope, when I drag it into the window nothing happens unfortunately

Something is completely weird on your system. Let's start your profile over again. Find your profile folder, rename it, and start Firefox again. It'll create a new fresh profile. After closing Firefox, you can move some files back.

bookmarks.html, certainly
hostperm.1 / key3.db / signons.txt for saved logins
cookies.txt for cookies

There are others that are semi-safe, but probably not worth the risk.

this page will explain the hosts file

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

if a site ever offends you...
just add it to the file
from time to time
I'll still get a popup sometimes,
but it will be a blank page unable
to hijack my browser.

you manually edit the file in notepad
just make sure you save it as hosts.sam
not hosts.txt

Edit:
Did you check to see if something
spyware/malware
is hijacking firefox?

http://www.jd5000.net/ The Proxomitron and the advanced filter set here not only blocks all the crap out of that site, but I can still navigate it.Quick and easy.

I tried out proxomitron and so far so good. I'm using the default config file for now, will upgrade that as I learn the program.

Thanks for all of your help guys. This has been great help and I've learned a lot more about firefox! Just wish I could get extensions to install

No, this is a known issue when upgrading to fox1.5. 1.5 drops the "allow websites to install extensions" options in the dialog, and retains your old settings. So if you had 'em disabled before, now they're disabled without a dialog to fix it.

Type about:config in the address bar, and scroll down to xpinstall.enabled and toggle it from false to true.

Thanks, I'd missed that one somehow. It is even in the Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Release Notes. Sheesh, I gotta do better.

woohoo! it Worked! Thanks a ton!

Good job all! It looks like you helped him out. I wanted to say I thought that was cool of you to do.

I clicked that link, the wrestling one, just so see how my ffox would handle it. Between Adblock w/filter set G, and Flashblock, that site kept nice and civil. Then I viewed it in IE just for giggles. That was truely funny. It makes me wonder:

1) When writing a page, how do people get to thinking all that's a good idea? Do they sit around and think "how can we annoy our viewers?" meh.

2) Who the heck uses IE? It's like saying "Sir can I have another?"

Daval--Be glad to offer any help I can on using proxo. I've been using it for awhile and am familiar with the settings, but I don't mess with trying to add my own filters.