Is there an option for turning off the suggested links on a webpage?
I'm not sure if that is the proper way to describe it. When a web page opens, random words are underlined (such as laptop on this Ask A New Question page.)
Sometimes if it is a word like "claims," the link goes to an insurance company. I think this should be an option to turn this off because I think it is annoying. I guess it might be helpful if I was doing research but I'm not.
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Adblock Plus with subscription filters can block Google Adsense and Google Analytics within Firefox. A hosts file also offers added protection for your entire system.
- Adblock Plus :: Add-ons for Firefox
Subscription filter(s) is required Easylist US is the most common one, Fanboys is next most comman, you can have multiple subscriptions, plus your own filters
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ - Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
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Adblock Plus with subscription filters can block Google Adsense and Google Analytics within Firefox. A hosts file also offers added protection for your entire system.
- Adblock Plus :: Add-ons for Firefox
Subscription filter(s) is required Easylist US is the most common one, Fanboys is next most comman, you can have multiple subscriptions, plus your own filters
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/ - Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm
Thanks. It wasn't Firefox but an add-on called Arcade Web advertisement. Not sure when it was downloaded, but watching the video for filtering Adblock Plus helped me figure out where to look for the add-on. LOL
Tried to uninstall it but Arcade Web will not uninstall from the add-ons list. I was successful in disabling it. Don't know if it will turn back on when I turn off the computer.
Modified by selumom
See if it's in the Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program