how do i block firefox add-ons advertising from my startpage ?
I cant't stand the admin cat and all these stupid themed advertisings for add-ons, how do i block them ?
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The images and text that appear below the search box on the built-in home page rotate frequently. In fact, if you press Ctrl+r to reload the page, you usually see a different one on the first or second try.
These so-called snippets can be blocked from downloading (with a settings change) or hidden (using a style rule). I think it would be great if you could "x" off ones that you're not interested in and see other ones, but I haven't seen any indication that anyone is building that feature.
More info on blocking them in this thread: remove stupid orange snippet with black hat from home page
Added screenshot -- changed snippet after reload
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Remove the causing extension from your addons . Go to menu > addons > Cilck on that > Disable one by one and see which causing real problem . Remove that once you found anything suspicious .
Scan your system with any good malware scanner such as Malwarebyts , Adwcleaner or Hitman Pro.
You can also check-in firefox in Safe Mode to see whether the issue comes in this mode too or not ?
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The images and text that appear below the search box on the built-in home page rotate frequently. In fact, if you press Ctrl+r to reload the page, you usually see a different one on the first or second try.
These so-called snippets can be blocked from downloading (with a settings change) or hidden (using a style rule). I think it would be great if you could "x" off ones that you're not interested in and see other ones, but I haven't seen any indication that anyone is building that feature.
More info on blocking them in this thread: remove stupid orange snippet with black hat from home page
Added screenshot -- changed snippet after reload
Modified by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
If you prefer not to see snippets on the about:home page or if there are problems with a snippet then you can set this pref to an empty string value on the about:config page by deleting the current value via the right-click context menu (Modify) or a double-click.
- browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl (delete current value)
Delete the storage\persistent\moz-safe-about+home folder in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed ("3-bar" Firefox menu button > Exit/Quit) to remove snippets stored in IndexedDB and make Firefox use a default snippet set.
You can reset the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref via the right-click context menu to the default value to re-enable the snippets and make Firefox recreate the moz-safe-about+home folder.
Close and restart Firefox after changing the value of the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref.
You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.
You can use this button to go to the current Firefox profile folder:
- Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory:
Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox