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ZaZu
06-02-2006, 05:47 PM
How to eliminate Firefox popups Once and For All

C/P
Like you, I love Firefox for many reasons, including popup blocking. So over the last few weeks I’ve been surprised to see occasional popups.

It turns out that some clever people figured out that you could launch popups from Flash, getting around the Firefox default settings.

Fortunately, you can get around it:

1. Type about:config into the Firefox location bar.
2. Right-click on the page and select New and then Integer.
3. Name it privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins
4. Set the value to 2.

The possible values are:

* 0: Allow all popups from plugins.
* 1: Allow popups, but limit them to dom.popup_maximum.
* 2: Block popups from plugins.
* 3: Block popups from plugins, even on whitelisted sites.

This really works!

Regards
TheKnifeIsMine

Found on filesoup.com

Sofa King
06-04-2006, 01:45 AM
Ever since getting the extension NoScript I haven't seen any popups. NoScript disables Java so you can select the ones you trust.

Didn't realize this said Flash.

peat moss
06-04-2006, 01:55 AM
I'm using Adblock with G filter set and Symantec firewall with pop up blocker enabled , so haven't had an issue .

But appreciate the effort Zazu , I'll print this out for future use . :)

djlove
08-27-2006, 04:47 PM
thax a lot

zaguar
09-10-2006, 08:35 AM
The Flashblock extension and the Adblock extension are lifesavers. Remember to get the Filterset.G

Colt Seevers
09-10-2006, 07:18 PM
How to eliminate Firefox popups Once and For All


Thx for the info :)

pdaex
09-18-2006, 09:03 AM
yeah thanks... flash popups are getting me tired!

aliEnRIK
09-24-2006, 08:12 AM
Ever since getting the extension NoScript I haven't seen any popups. NoScript disables Java so you can select the ones you trust.

Didn't realize this said Flash.

me too ~ quality extension that :D

minnow12
01-08-2007, 09:05 PM
Thanks, I have adblock but didn't know about flashblock. Those things are a pita.

NA_Magus
01-08-2007, 11:20 PM
Thanks for the tip. :)

Rabayev2205
01-10-2007, 09:49 PM
thanks man...but firefox not have automatic block popup?

empaza
01-30-2007, 04:00 PM
Thnx, very useful. Keep up the sharing spirit.

cobmetal
05-19-2007, 02:12 PM
thx

Offens1ve
05-26-2007, 10:35 PM
cool, thx alot :)

crenzy
10-05-2007, 10:39 PM
very helpful, thanx a lot

Aaxel21
11-25-2007, 12:27 PM
"Oh no another pop-up." I'm glad I wont have to say that again.

mera
12-04-2007, 06:02 PM
I didn't know about the tip and I prefer firefox than explorer - so thanks for that!

cbzakis
12-21-2007, 04:22 PM
AdBlock plus + NoScripts = No more annoying popups and ads on my browser
Simple maths!!

beldy
01-01-2008, 06:22 PM
thx for tips

Yoga
01-01-2008, 07:45 PM
I've seen definite improvement of the noscript extension in more recent versions

yakir132
01-07-2008, 08:49 PM
thank you dude ;) ..

Barbarossa
01-08-2008, 11:52 AM
Really really good tip :smilie4:

Skiz
01-08-2008, 12:08 PM
The downside is that you don't see anything Flash.

Adblock Plus now has an option that puts a tiny transparent tab on anything Flash which will allow you to block the ad, same as an image ad.

A better alternative imo.

Barbarossa
01-08-2008, 02:06 PM
:eyebrows:

Yeah you do, you just don't see flash generated pop-ups/pop-overs :blink:

e.g. I can still play the flash games in the arcade...

Skiz
01-08-2008, 02:10 PM
:eyebrows:

Yeah you do, you just don't see flash generated pop-ups/pop-overs :blink:

e.g. I can still play the flash games in the arcade...

So it can tell the difference then?

I guess that's alright then... :unsure:

kadake
01-16-2008, 12:38 PM
Currently i use ,

Noscript
Adblock element hider
Adblock Filter.G
Adblock Plus (with the following adblock subscriptions)
EasyElement_USA_rick752
EasyList_USA_rick752
ABP Tracking Filter


My firefox is locked down when it comes to ads and popups, recommend to all
if a good site has trouble loading i either give it a temp green light or add to white list for permanent green light.

spacemen22
02-01-2008, 07:41 AM
Yea flashblock is great. Especially if you are using an older computer like myself.

Quarter
02-07-2008, 07:51 PM
Finally!@ no more ads..

0riGiNaLBoX
05-24-2008, 04:08 PM
thanks you for this and i added it now