What's up with Firefox?

jkaduk

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I have the latest Firefox, with popup blocking enabled and using the adblock extension. But I'm getting popups now! Have they figured out how to get around the popup blocker?
 
jkaduk said:
I have the latest Firefox, with popup blocking enabled and using the adblock extension. But I'm getting popups now! Have they figured out how to get around the popup blocker?

Some have. They use Shockwave/Flash and some other tricks. Since Firefox doesn't block popups initiate by you, they make it so you initiate it or looks like you did.

The Mozilla team is looking into the sites that are figuring out how get around the popup blocking. They'll have fixes.

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000300.html
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12724216~mode=flat
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=222526

It's worse with the Google toolbar to block popups in IE. I use that at work . More popups get through.
 
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Mike,

If you gotta use IE, then you need to use EMS Free Surfer MK II. It has an option to block Flash altogether.... and you can specify sites the are not allowed to pop up, and those that are...

I use it when I use IE.... it does a really nice job.

MK II is Freeware.

http://www.emsproject.com
 
wsuffa said:
Mike,

If you gotta use IE, then you need to use.... EMS Free Surfer MK II. It has an option to block Flash altogether.... and you can specify sites the are not allowed to pop up, and those that are...

I use it when I use IE.... it does a really nice job.

MK II is Freeware.

http://www.emsproject.com


I'm not allowed to use my brain on the desktop at work (now). We're not allowed to install any unapproved, unvetted, untested, un-spy enabled, ... whatever software.

I'm slightly over my skis just for installing the Google toolbar, but I'm not the only one who does that, so we get by on a wink. I couldn't waste my time at work web cruising (like to here) without it. :)

Oh, well ... I'll see if I can sneak that one in.....
 
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