#Firefox popups not blocked update#

There are quite a few 'extensions' (all ending in 's') but none followed by ' ' true or false. The person who asked this question has already chosen a solution, and your problems are unrelated. Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings.Verify that the problems have disappeared before beginning to reinstall any add-ons. TonyNemo wrote: Also, the image loader simply shows the image in isolation and when you use the back arrow, this reply window is empty (having experienced this once, I saved this reply to my clipboard).

#Firefox popups not blocked update#

To check your computer for malware, install, update then perform a full system scan with MalwareBytes' Antimalware. If you don't get them in Internet Explorer, then you could have an ad-blocking solution there that you don't have in Firefox, or the ads could be inserted by a Firefox add-on. These are usually just regular ads, which you can get rid of with Adblock Plus. TonyNemo wrote: In addition, forums that I visit are peppered with orange highlighted and underlined words that have become links to spam messages.

Advanced panel - Accessibility, browsing, network, updates, and other advanced settings in Firefox.

Turn it off under Options - Advanced - General: 'Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page'. Though if you're getting the message on every single link, something is wrong.

It's an accessibility feature that's disabled by default. TonyNemo wrote: With every mouse click I get a window with the message, 'Firefox prevented this page from automatically redirecting to another page' but it doesn't prevent the popup. Specifically, preferences beginning with extensions.tbutton. You're not going to find them if you don't have the respective add-on installed. belong to extensions (which are a type of add-on). Preferences whose names begin with extensions.

TonyNemo wrote: There are quite a few 'extensions' (all ending in 's') but none followed by ' ' true or false. Ask a new question instead of continuing to reply here.