pop ads in linux?

ElektraMale · #1 20th April 2006, 05:22 PM

I am using FC 5 with firefox. How am I still getting pop ads even though firefox is supposed to block them anyways? Also I didn't think you could pop up in linux?

Dubious Dave · #2 20th April 2006, 05:50 PM

Does this happen on any specific web site or accross the board? Give me an example of an offending web site and I'll try it.

I would check your default settings. Make sure you have selected to not allow pop-ups. Also, you could add the very popular extension NoScript.

Mat · #3 20th April 2006, 06:30 PM

ElektraMale, you are confusing two things.
Pop Ups are opened from web pages and firefox is able to prevent them from opening.. but does not always suceed.

The 2nd thing is the "Windows Messager Service" where you could send anyone (whose IP you know) a message which is displayed as a normal windows pop up dialog on his desktop, without him needing to have any programs running.
And that thing does only work on windows

Mat

sailor · #4 20th April 2006, 08:55 PM

you will also want to disable flash based popups too...

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".

There is also a nice extension called "FasterFox" which allows you to set most of the browser enhancements

Seve · #5 20th April 2006, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElektraMale

I am using FC 5 with firefox. How am I still getting pop ads even though firefox is supposed to block them anyways? Also I didn't think you could pop up in linux?

Hello:
Have you tried installing the Adblock extension? https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/
You also may want to have a look at the Filterset.G extension as well: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/

If these are installed I would think most, if not all pop-ups will be blocked.

hth
Seve

ElektraMale · #6 20th April 2006, 09:33 PM

ok all thanks for your advice andd help

DRE.ORGY.NET · #7 21st April 2006, 11:18 AM

As mentioned above popus are javascript code. There are ways people have found to get around firefox's popup blocker by using popunders, basically they are popups but dont appear as an active window instead they appear minimized.

If you completely want no popups just disable javascript and you will get rid of most of them but then again you will lose functionality of some websites.