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Weblog:   Help Me with Firefox Popups
Subject:   Get the fix - Popups Must Die!
Date:   2005-03-31 22:51:04
From:   DanielVeditz
The current rash of popups are coming from two sources: flash, and click-event hitchhikers. There are a couple of ad-servers in particular who throw every trick in the book at the visitor, hoping one of them will work depending on what browser they're using.


We've posted an extension that simply blocks all new windows. It stops the unwanted popups but at the cost of requiring explicit whitelisting for desired popups.


Because it's an extension it's easy to remove if you feel it goes too far. We're thinking of making these the default settings in the next version of Firefox so we welcome your feedback.


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