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ktkendall · 03-24-2005, 07:17 AM

Suddenly Firefox is not blocking an advertisement popup when I visit the forums here, I'm just wondering what has changed? I did not change anything on my end..

Stryker · 03-24-2005, 07:32 AM

I'm getting the same thing within the last couple of days. Hey, I just thought of something... maybe this is the reason for my Zone Alarm notification that has started in the last couple days too which seems to happen most often (if not every time) on PC Mech. (http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=127855)

My Firefox blocks it when the page loads, but as soon as I click on a link it lets it through and opens the popup. Must be some new fancy kind of popup that is too intelligent for the blocker. I wonder if the new update for FF would fix this. I don't want to install it yet because there have been some folks here having trouble with it. (http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=127877).

kev7555 · 03-24-2005, 04:41 PM

Hmm...strange. I'm running firefox 1.0 and no pop-ups here.

Are both of you folks all clean of spyware/adware and everything?

-Kev

Stryker · 03-24-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev7555

Are both of you folks all clean of spyware/adware and everything?

Absolutely spotless (seriously).

**rjfvillarosa** · 03-24-2005, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stryker

My Firefox blocks it when the page loads, but as soon as I click on a link it lets it through and opens the popup. Must be some new fancy kind of popup that is too intelligent for the blocker.

Same here with IE.

ComputerNut · 03-24-2005, 05:37 PM

Yep, im getting this popup whenever I enter the mech here (using firefox). Meh, its only one popup per visit....i guess its not bad.

CN

Stryker · 03-24-2005, 05:48 PM

Does anyone else find it kind of ironic that people come here to ask us how to get rid of popups... and now they get one when they arrive?

Mac Medic · 03-24-2005, 08:14 PM

I'm afraid the advertisers have devised a new kind of pop-under ad that affects every browser. They have been popping up now (no pun intended) for a few weeks. I'm sure the pop up blockers will be updated to defeat them soon. It's amazing how many sites have adopted these ad's in just the last few weeks.

doubledragon5 · 03-24-2005, 08:24 PM

They only pop-up I get here is for the pcmech newletter. The one thing I hate is on ever post certain words are highlighted green and underlined.. If you put your mouse over it you get some kind of description.. Who doesn't know what a motherboard is...

Stryker · 03-24-2005, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doubledragon5

They only pop-up I get here is for the pcmech newletter. The one thing I hate is on ever post certain words are highlighted green and underlined.. If you put your mouse over it you get some kind of description.. Who doesn't know what a motherboard is...

Actually I block those using Firefox. I don't see them anymore and haven't for quite a while. You just have to block the script that processes it (although I don't know if other browsers can do the same).

kev7555 · 03-25-2005, 12:20 AM

Very weird.

I tried over and over again, several visits today and no pop-ups. I hate it when something works and I don't know why...

-Kev

ComputerNut · 03-25-2005, 11:16 AM

If youre using firefox, and have adblock installed, just add a filter with this keyword: *.tribalfusion.* (including asterisks as wildcards) see if that works.

HTH,
CN

ktkendall · 03-25-2005, 12:05 PM

Yes your right it actually pops under cause I didn't notice it till I close Firefox and now there it will be hiding underneath..

carlmccut · 03-25-2005, 12:16 PM

Had the same problem with popup tried what COMPUTERNUT said worked great.

Stryker · 03-25-2005, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ComputerNut

If youre using firefox, and have adblock installed, just add a filter with this keyword: *.tribalfusion.* (including asterisks as wildcards) see if that works.

HTH,
CN

I do the same thing with the "smart text" (green underlined text with ad links) and it works perfectly. For some reason, I hadn't thought of it to block the popup. Guess I'll do the same with the popup script.
Thanks for the idea ComputerNut!

Urban Earth · 03-28-2005, 12:25 AM

I have tried adblocker. It seems to work sometimes but not others, weird. I would actually like to hear from Moderators/Owners of this site as to why we now have to put up with even more annoying advertising on this site. I realize that the bills must be paid, but as Stryker said about the irony of coming here to find out how to get rid of popups and then you get popped by PCMech!
I also really dislike the annoying green underlines, they also slow down my already slow connection.

AJ

ComputerNut · 03-28-2005, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Earth

I have tried adblocker. It seems to work sometimes but not others, weird. I would actually like to hear from Moderators/Owners of this site as to why we now have to put up with even more annoying advertising on this site. I realize that the bills must be paid, but as Stryker said about the irony of coming here to find out how to get rid of popups and then you get popped by PCMech!
I also really dislike the annoying green underlines, they also slow down my already slow connection.

AJ

To block the green underline links. just add a filter in adblock with the following keyword: "*.vibrantmedia.*" (without the quotes)

HTH,
CN

eXe · 03-28-2005, 08:24 AM

Did you download last updates of firefox?
Also you can try this

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/pr...p-blocker.html

and free trial download

http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/do...privacyexpert/

Hope it helps.It helped my friends at least.

Statica · 03-28-2005, 08:28 AM

Using Firefox and Adblock you can block out pretty much every ad, including popups, on these forums with the following:
http://*.vibrantmedia.*
http://*.tribalfusion.com/*

The only thing that shows up to me is the pricegrabber ad.

ComputerNut · 03-28-2005, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Statica

The only thing that shows up to me is the pricegrabber ad.

I guess we just need to find out the URL of that ad. I dont seem to get it on my end.

CN

03-24-2005, 07:17 AM	#1
ktkendall Telcom Tech Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Western, Pa. Posts: 5,409	Pc Mech Popups Suddenly Firefox is not blocking an advertisement popup when I visit the forums here, I'm just wondering what has changed? I did not change anything on my end.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ If it ain't broke, "TWEAK IT"

03-24-2005, 07:32 AM	#2
Stryker It can never be too quiet Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 1,090	I'm getting the same thing within the last couple of days. Hey, I just thought of something... maybe this is the reason for my Zone Alarm notification that has started in the last couple days too which seems to happen most often (if not every time) on PC Mech. (http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=127855) My Firefox blocks it when the page loads, but as soon as I click on a link it lets it through and opens the popup. Must be some new fancy kind of popup that is too intelligent for the blocker. I wonder if the new update for FF would fix this. I don't want to install it yet because there have been some folks here having trouble with it. (http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=127877). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Athlon XP 2800+ • Asus A7N8X (nVidia Nforce2) • Radeon 9600 Pro 256MB • 2x512MB KVR DDR PC3200 Dual Channel • 120GB Seagate 7200RPM 8MB • 160GB WD 7200RPM 8MB • Liteon DVD±RW DL • AOpen DVD±RW DL • Vantec Ion2 350W PSUSend me your picture for the Member Photo Gallery

03-24-2005, 04:41 PM	#3
kev7555 brewer, mostly... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Laying on the floor, in the brewery Posts: 1,315	Hmm...strange. I'm running firefox 1.0 and no pop-ups here. Are both of you folks all clean of spyware/adware and everything? -Kev Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Symantec-free zone. To stay malware free: AVG antivirus/antispyware, Malwarebytes anti malware, Commodo Pro free firewall, ccleaner, Windows updates. or.... just install Linux Too many computers in this house to list. They are all my builds, some AMD some Intel...

03-24-2005, 05:48 PM	#7
Stryker It can never be too quiet Join Date: May 2004 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 1,090	Does anyone else find it kind of ironic that people come here to ask us how to get rid of popups... and now they get one when they arrive? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-24-2005, 08:14 PM	#8
Mac Medic Member (11 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,729	I'm afraid the advertisers have devised a new kind of pop-under ad that affects every browser. They have been popping up now (no pun intended) for a few weeks. I'm sure the pop up blockers will be updated to defeat them soon. It's amazing how many sites have adopted these ad's in just the last few weeks. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Better to use a Mac and be THOUGHT a fool, than to use Windows and REMOVE ALL DOUBT

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03-24-2005, 08:24 PM	#9
doubledragon5 Tanker Yanker Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lewisville TX Posts: 2,920	They only pop-up I get here is for the pcmech newletter. The one thing I hate is on ever post certain words are highlighted green and underlined.. If you put your mouse over it you get some kind of description.. Who doesn't know what a motherboard is... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ MB: DFI Lanparty UT-NF4 SLI-D/Processor AMD Athlon 64x2 Toledo/video Card:XFX 9800GTX+/Audio:Sound Blaster Audigy 4/Ram:Corsair XMS Extreme 4x1Gig PC3200/HD:1x150GBWestern Digital Raptor 1x80GB Segate Beracuda 7200 SATA /Monitor:ASUS VS247 H-P 23.6"/Keyboard Mouse:Logitech Cordless Wave/Speakers: Logitech G51/Printer/Fax/Scanner:Brother MFC-685CW

03-25-2005, 12:20 AM	#11
kev7555 brewer, mostly... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Laying on the floor, in the brewery Posts: 1,315	Very weird. I tried over and over again, several visits today and no pop-ups. I hate it when something works and I don't know why... -Kev Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-25-2005, 11:16 AM	#12
ComputerNut Its the Dark Side! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,111	If youre using firefox, and have adblock installed, just add a filter with this keyword: .tribalfusion. (including asterisks as wildcards) see if that works. HTH, CN Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-25-2005, 12:05 PM	#13
ktkendall Telcom Tech Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Western, Pa. Posts: 5,409	Yes your right it actually pops under cause I didn't notice it till I close Firefox and now there it will be hiding underneath.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-25-2005, 12:16 PM	#14
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03-28-2005, 12:25 AM	#16
Urban Earth Member (7 bit) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 105	I have tried adblocker. It seems to work sometimes but not others, weird. I would actually like to hear from Moderators/Owners of this site as to why we now have to put up with even more annoying advertising on this site. I realize that the bills must be paid, but as Stryker said about the irony of coming here to find out how to get rid of popups and then you get popped by PCMech! I also really dislike the annoying green underlines, they also slow down my already slow connection. AJ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-28-2005, 08:24 AM	#18
eXe Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 35	Pop-up blocker Did you download last updates of firefox? Also you can try this http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/pr...p-blocker.html and free trial download http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/do...privacyexpert/ Hope it helps.It helped my friends at least. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

03-28-2005, 08:28 AM	#19
Statica Premium Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 9,231	Using Firefox and Adblock you can block out pretty much every ad, including popups, on these forums with the following: http://.vibrantmedia. http://.tribalfusion.com/ The only thing that shows up to me is the pricegrabber ad. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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