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How to stop pop-ups

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petpet4414
petpet4414
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Hello group hope all is well.

The other day I asked the group a question and you were kind enough to help me resolve it. Your instructions were for me to refresh Mozilla. It worked but now I'm getting pop-up ads. Please instruct me how I can get rid of pop-up ads while searching and on YouTube and anywhere else primarily.

I did try the preconstructed ways of getting rid of pop-ups.

This is what I've tried but did not work. I click the menu button in Mozilla/Firefox top right-hand corner. Click options. And then followed through the rest of procedure to see if I had the box checked for pop-up ad stopped. The box was checked and I did proceed after that to the dialog box. There is nothing in the dialog box to see if that was the problem.

Thank you!

Hello group hope all is well. The other day I asked the group a question and you were kind enough to help me resolve it. Your instructions were for me to refresh Mozilla. It worked but now I'm getting pop-up ads. Please instruct me how I can get rid of pop-up ads while searching and on YouTube and anywhere else primarily. I did try the preconstructed ways of getting rid of pop-ups. This is what I've tried but did not work. I click the menu button in Mozilla/Firefox top right-hand corner. Click options. And then followed through the rest of procedure to see if I had the box checked for pop-up ad stopped. The box was checked and I did proceed after that to the dialog box. There is nothing in the dialog box to see if that was the problem. Thank you!

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Scribe
Scribe
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Hi, please have a work through Remove Pop-up Ads from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome by Malware Tips.

The following may also be helpful -

If your question is resolved by this or another answer, please take a minute to let us know. Thank you.

FredMcD
FredMcD
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These can also help;

Flash block {web link} Never be annoyed by a Flash animation again! Blocks Flash so it won't get in your way, but if you want to see it, just click on it

Adblock Plus {web link} Blocks annoying video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, banners and much more. Adblock Plus blocks all annoying ads, and supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).

Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon {web link} Adblock Plus Pop-up Addon extends the blocking functionality of Adblock Plus to those annoying pop-up windows that open on mouse clicks and other user actions.

Forum; Adblock Plus Homepage {web link}