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Why Am I still Getting pop up s when i got pop up windows blocked?

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lizzy63
lizzy63
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bold textWhy do I still get pop up windows when i have pop up windows blocked

'''bold text'''Why do I still get pop up windows when i have pop up windows blocked

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I added "adblockplus" and it stopped the pop ups.....yeah!

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Xircal
Xircal
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Do you have McAfee's Privacy Service installed? It disables the popup blocker in Firefox.

See also: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

lhallett1965
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I added "adblockplus" and it stopped the pop ups.....yeah!

sinamen
sinamen
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I use Avast & now I have no problem, thank you.