I keep getting a pop-up window and/or a video ad everytime I navigate online. I've run Sophos and ClamXav and everything seems fine. Any suggestions?
This is the pop-up.
I've tried to block the webpage but it's not an option. The only option is to allow exceptions to the pop-ups, not block specific websites. It also doesn't help with the video ads that pop up as well.
I'm ready to switch over to Safari but I LOVE MOZILLA! Anything you can do to help would be very appreciated! Thank You!
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If you mean the dialog box that pops up there that starts with, "Dear Valued Visitor," I see that as well. It would be tricky to get rid of, since it is done with an inline script on the page, which does "$(window).load(function() {" to set it up.
BlockSite {web link} BlockSite is an extension, which automagically blocks websites of your choice. Additionally, this extension will disable all hyperlinks to these websites, by just displaying the link text without the clicking functionality.
Adblock Plus {web link}
Blocks annoying video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, banners
and much more. Adblock Plus blocks all annoying ads, and
supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).
Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon {web link} Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon extends the blocking functionality of Adblock Plus to those annoying pop-up windows that open on mouse clicks and other user actions.
Forum; Adblock Plus Homepage {web link}
BlockSite is spyware now, however. There is another extension that does the same thing and is not spyware. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/url-n-extension-blockune-bl/
Why do you think that BlockSite is spyware?
I remember seeing that it was now owned by some company at wips.com, and the description, when ownership was changed, said that it would send information back to the company. I was not the only person complaining that it was spyware. This page explains more: http://www.howtogeek.com/180175/warning-your-browser-extensions-are-spying-on-you/ A quote about wips.com:
There were 73 of these extensions in the Chrome Store, and some in the Firefox add-ons store. They are easily identifiable because they are all from “wips.com” or “wips.com partners”.