Tab won't close. Akds to confirm by closing prompt/ key Esc key; won't close.
Unable to close a tab (page?). When you click on the close button, another window opens, asking for confirmation you want to navigate away from this page......type the escape key/ or click on close. The page remains open.
Unable to close a tab (page?). When you click on the close button, another window opens, asking for confirmation you want to navigate away from this page......type the escape key/ or click on close. The page remains open.
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Try temporarily disabling JavaScript. In the Tools menu select Option, then go to the Content panel in the Options window and de-select the setting "Enable JavaScript". Close the Options window and then try to close the tab. You can then re-enable JavaScript.
Other things that need attention:
Your above posted More system details list shows two Flash plugins, one a very old Flash 5.0 r41 the you should remove.
- Shockwave Flash 10.1 r85
- Shockwave Flash 5.0 r41
You can find the old Flash plugin file NPSWF32.DLL in the plugins folder within the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\) and remove that file. Also remove the flashplayer.xpt file in the components folder.
See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Issues_related_to_plugins#Identifying_installed_plugins
Disabling java script and disabling flash did not solve problem. Firefox 4.0.1, MacOSX 10.6.7
Problem exits/originates from this page, as example: http://visitors-survey.com/promo/us/survey.php
1/2 of Page Source is:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" /> <link rel="Shortcut Icon" href="img/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <title>You Are Today's Lucky Winner</title> <META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW"> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://j.maxmind.com/app/geoip.js"></script> <SCRIPT language=javascript type=text/javascript> var areYouReallySure = false; var internalLink = false; var properClickThrough = false; function areYouSure() { if (!areYouReallySure && !internalLink && !properClickThrough) { window.onbeforeunload = null; window.location = 'survey.php'; return "____________________________________________\n\nAttention: If you exit now, this gift will be given to the next random visitor and you will be unable to claim it in the future. \n\nPress **CANCEL TO CLAIM YOUR GIFT**, or OK to leave.\n\n____________________________________________"; } } window.onbeforeunload = areYouSure; </SCRIPT> <style type="text/css" media="screen"> a:link, a:active, a:visited { text-decoration: underline; color: #4833ac; } a:hover { color: #4833ac; } body { font-family: "lucida grande" , tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:11px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; } #topWrapper { width: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: #3b5998; } #top { padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 750px; text-align: left; color: #ffffff; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; } #contentWrapper { width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } #content { width: 750px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left; } #bottom { width: 750px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; color: #737373; font-size: 11px; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center; } #txt { border:none; font-size: 16px; font-weight:bold; color: red; width: 57px; border-right-color:#FFFFFF } hr { height: 0; border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #111111; height: 2px; } </style> <script type='text/javascript'>alert('Congratulations! You just won a new Apple ® iPad 2! You have 4 minutes to redeem your prize!');</script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- var sec = 59; // set the seconds var min = 03; // set the minutes function countDown() { sec--; if (sec == -01) { sec = 59; min = min - 1; } else { min = min; } if (sec<=9) { sec = "0" + sec; } time = (min<=9 ? "0" + min : min) + " min and " + sec + " sec"; if (document.getElementById) { document.getElementById('theTime').innerHTML = time; } SD=window.setTimeout("countDown();", 1000); if (min == '00' && sec == '00') { sec = "00"; window.clearTimeout(SD); } } window.onload = countDown; // --> </script> <script typee="text/javascript"> function titlebar(val) { var msg = "Your message here --- hscripts.com"; var speed = 650; var pos = val; var msg1 = " Congratulations, You Are Today's Lucky Winner!!!"; var msg2 = " !!PLEASE CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!"; if(pos == 0){ masg = msg1; pos = 1; } else if(pos == 1){ masg = msg2; pos = 0; } document.title = masg; timer = window.setTimeout("titlebar("+pos+")",speed); } titlebar(0); </script> <style type="text/css"> .timeClass { font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:11pt; } .style1 { color: #FF0000; font-weight: bold; } .style2 { font-size: 10px; color: #999999; } .style3 {color: rgb(66, 66, 66)} </style> </head> <body class="focused" oncontextmenu="return false;" onLoad="javascript:countDown();"> <div id="top"><img src="images/top2.gif" width="750" height="37"></div> <div id="content"> <div style="padding-top: prizes-survey.com/v/promo/ca/survey.php5px; padding-bottom: 5px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 52, 152);"> You Have Been Randomly Selected From <script language="JavaScript">document.write(geoip_region_name());</script>!!! </div> <div style="padding: 6px; background-color: rgb(112, 158, 207); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px;"> <table width="738" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr style="font-family: lucida grande,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <td width="246">Contest Results: Winner</td> <td width="238" align="right"><div align="center"></div></td> <td width="254" align="right"> <script type="text/javascript"> var d=new Date(); var weekday=new Array(7); weekday[0]="Sunday"; weekday[1]="Monday"; weekday[2]="Tuesday"; weekday[3]="Wednesday"; weekday[4]="Thursday"; weekday[5]="Friday"; weekday[6]="Saturday"; document.write("" + weekday[d.getDay()]); </script>, <script type="text/javascript"> var month = new Array(); month[0] = "January";month[1] = "February";month[2] = "March";month[3] = "April";month[4] = "May"; month[5] = "June";month[6] = "July";month[7] = "August";month[8] = "September";month[9] = "October";month[10] = "November"; month[11] = "December"; //Array starting at 0 since javascript dates start at 0 instead of 1 var mydate= new Date() mydate.setDate(mydate.getDate()) document.write(""+month[mydate.getMonth()]+" "+mydate.getDate()+", "+mydate.getFullYear()); </script> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="padding: 6px; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(181, 255, 205);"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;">You have <strong>1 prize</strong> that can be claimed today</span><br> </div> <div> <table style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="180" align="center" valign="top"><br> <br> <a href="claim.php" onclick="properClickThrough = true;" target="_blank"><img src="images/iphoneipad.jpg" width="170" height="203" border="0"></a><br> <br> </td><td valign="top"> <p><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Congratulations!</span><br> <br> <span class="style1" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">You have just qualified to win an instant prize!</span><BR> <BR> Every<b>
Modified by cor-el
2/2 of page source is:
<script type="text/javascript">
var d=new Date();
var weekday=new Array(7);
weekday[0]="Sunday";
weekday[1]="Monday";
weekday[2]="Tuesday";
weekday[3]="Wednesday";
weekday[4]="Thursday";
weekday[5]="Friday";
weekday[6]="Saturday";
document.write("" + weekday[d.getDay()]);
</script>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->
<!-- Begin
var Today=new Date();
var ThisDay=Today.getDay();
var ThisDate=Today.getDate();
var ThisMonth=Today.getMonth()+1;
var ThisYear=Today.getFullYear(); //included if you wish to insert the year
function DayTxt (DayNumber) {
var Day=new Array();
Day[0]="Sunday";
Day[1]="Monday";
Day[2]="Tuesday";
Day[3]="Wednesday";
Day[4]="Thursday";
Day[5]="Friday";
Day[6]="Saturday";
return Day[DayNumber];
}
var DayName=DayTxt(ThisDay);
function MonthTxt (MonthNumber) {
var Month=new Array();
Month[1]="January";
Month[2]="February";
Month[3]="March";
Month[4]="April";
Month[5]="May";
Month[6]="June";
Month[7]="July";
Month[8]="August";
Month[9]="September";
Month[10]="October";
Month[11]="November";
Month[12]="December";
return Month[MonthNumber];
}
var MonthName=MonthTxt(ThisMonth);
var d = new Date();
var h = d.getHours();
if (h < 2) document.write("morning");
else if (h < 3) document.write("morning");
else if (h < 7) document.write("morning");
else if (h < 12) document.write("morning");
else if (h < 17) document.write("afternoon");
else if (h < 23) document.write("evening");
else document.write("evening");
// End -->
</script>
</b>we randomly select a visitor to our site to be our lucky winner. Based on today's random draw, <span class="style1">you are the winner!</span><br />
<!-- </b>we randomly select a visitor to our site to be our lucky winner. Based on today's random draw, you qualify to be <span class="style1">the instant winner!</span><br />
-->
<br />
The following prize is yours today:
<div style="text-align: center; font-size: 21px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 25px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(0, 12, 126);"><strong>
<a href="claim.php" onclick="properClickThrough = true;" target="_blank">2011 Apple® iPhone 4 & iPad 2 Combo</a></strong> </div>
<strong>Act fast! Please respond within <span id="theTime" class="timeClass" style="background-color: yellow;"></span>. Else, we may award the prize to another visitor in <script language="JavaScript">document.write(geoip_city());</script></strong>.<BR>
<!-- <strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">Act fast!</span> Respond quickly or else we will award the prize to the next qualified visitor in <script language="JavaScript">document.write(geoip_region_name());</script></strong>.<BR>
-->
<BR><B>
Here's how to claim your prize:</B>
<br><br>
<table style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr><td width="70" valign="top"><strong>Step 1:</strong></td>
<td>
<a href="claim.php" onclick="properClickThrough = true;" target="_blank"><strong>Click Here</strong></a> to register on our site. It takes less than a minute and is a required step to receive your prize. <br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><strong><br>
Step 2:</strong></td>
<td valign="top"><br>
Make sure to enter your valid mobile number.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><strong><br>
Step 3:</strong></td>
<td valign="top"><br>If you quality for a prize, we will display it on the screen for you to claim.
Good Luck!<br>
<br>
<a href="claim.php" onclick="properClickThrough = true;" target="_blank"><strong>Click Here to Register & Claim Your Prize!</strong></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><br></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<strong style="font-size: 14px;">Previous Winners From This Site</strong><hr>
<table style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal;" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0">
<tbody><tr>
<td width="210" valign="top"><img src="images/winner4b.jpg"></td>
<td valign="top">Jennifer Layton<br>
<span class="previous-winner-text"><span><script language="JavaScript">document.write(geoip_city());</script>, <script language="JavaScript">document.write(geoip_region());</script> </span><br/>
<br/>
<em>"I was just visiting surfing around some sites and got a notice that I won. I couldn't believe it!"</em></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="210" valign="top"><img src="images/winner6b.jpg"></td>
<td valign="top">Mary Harris<br>New York, NY<br><br>
<em>"At first I thought it was a joke, but I went along with it anyways and registered... next thing you know, I won an iPad."</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="210" valign="top"><img src="images/winner3b.jpg"></td>
<td valign="top">Jason Meeks<br>Los Angeles, CA<br><br>
<em>"This can't be real. I won without doing anything hard. Thanks!"</em></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br><br>
</div>
<hr>
<p> </p>
</div>
<div id="bottom">
<span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">
</span>
<center><div id="footer1" style="width:700px; padding-top:70px; padding-bottom:20px;">
<p><span style="color: rgb(70, 70, 70);">©2011 <strong>visitors-survey.com</strong>. All Rights Reserved.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(133, 133, 133);"><br />
<span class="style2">We are not affiliated nor partnered with Apple® or any product, company, trademark or website.
To claim your prize, you may need to participate in third-party offers. After you register, you may be shown optional third-party advertisements. These advertisements are optional. Your privacy is important to us. Please review our privacy policy prior to registering. </span><br />
<br />
<a href="terms.php" onClick="window.open('terms.php', 'Terms','width=550,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes'); return false;">Terms of Use</a> -<a
href="privacy.php" onClick="window.open('privacy.php', 'Terms','width=550,height=500,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes'); return false;"> Privacy Policy</a><br>
</span></p>
</div></center>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Modified by cor-el
You can disable the onbeforeunload script with this bookmarklet code.
javascript:void(window.onbeforeunload=null); void(window.onunload=null);
cor-el, Thank you however..... I am unfamiliar with how to implement your suggestion as a Firefox user. Searching the help files returned nothing. Will you elaborate for me? Thank you!
You can create a bookmark and paste the code in the location field of that bookmark to have easy access.
See also:
Thank you for the additional instruction. I did place the code provided into the URL of a bookmark. However, once on the page cited above, when I select the bookmark created which contains the code provided, nothing changes. The pirate page is still active and I am unable to escape it. I am still unable to escape the pirate page except by force quitting Firefox.