How can I block this site that hangs Firefox - https://d2gedbo5u7hp46.cloudfront.net/v86/msg.html?trk=pastion-taried.com&osv=Windows%2010&cep=6F2XM1KpQCBDUi_WL-
This site pops up and hangs Firefox on a random basis.
Obviously not from Microsoft or my Internet service. Is there any way I can prevent this by blocking it? I have to exit Firefox to remove it and then restart Firefox so I can use the Internet.
I use Windows 10, Firefox version 64.0, and Centurylink for my internet service.
TIA
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Things popping up is akin to malware infections. firefox by default doesn't do that.
There are a couple ways you can go about it: If you haven't already done so, add an ad block addon to your browser.
You may be able to add this complete address to a new rule.
Another way is to edit your hosts file in your operating system with a text editor. You can direct that domain name to your own computer by assigning it the IP address of 127.0.0.1.
From Googlr search of "localhost" comes this snippet:
On almost all networking systems, localhost uses the IP address 127.0.0.1. That is the most commonly used IPv4 "loopback address" and it is reserved for that purpose. The IPv6 loopback address is ::1.(SNIP) Source:
https://whatismyipaddress.com/localhost
You may be able to edit your hosts file and locally assign the address starting with https and ending with cloudfront[dot]net the IP address 127.0.0.1. Your browser checks first the hosts before it pulls in the real IP address from the Internet's DNS servers.
Google search No Place Like 127.0.0.1 - guide for more.
In Windows, hosts is a text file with no extension, so Windows won't know what to do with it. In my distant experience with Notepad, you have to probably surround the name in quotes, just as you do when you are opening or saving "a file extension with no name" like the hidden Linux file named ".htaccess" in Web site building. I ended up using a third-party replacement for Notepad when I last used Windows.