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Title: Question about ads and FireFox
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Published: Sep 20, 2015
Author: me
Post Date: 2015-09-20 10:39:23 by Justified
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I have a question about Firefox or Flashplayer. It seems that the ads overload my computer. Basically slow it down to a crawl. I have to load up Task Manager and delete "flash" to get back to normal. From what I have detected is that it tries to run all ads at once. Then I go in and end "FlashPlayerPlugin_18_0_0_232" to get control back. Just guessing but it seems as if Firefox is treating the whole site as one page being seen by the user and starts them all up. Im a dummy when it comes to web stuff or just dangerous enough to blow up my computer! LOL Any advise would be nice. Thanks.
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#1. To: Justified, BobCeleste (#0)
You could just use an ad blocker like Adblock Plus or uBlock Origin. uBlock is much newer and not as popular as the classic Adblock Plus. uBlock is much more efficient at not hogging up RAM; Adblock is a real memory hog (for technical reasons I won't go into). So if your machine doesn't have a lot of RAM (less than 4GB), uBlock could be the better choice. I used Adblock for years and liked it, running on a 16GB Mac. But even with all that RAM, I didn't like the way Adblock was running and getting bogged down so I switched to uBlock about 5 months back. I prefer uBlock. BTW, both of them use the same basic set of adblocking rules so there isn't a big difference between what ads they block. You can install either one (but not both) from the links above and you won't even have to restart your Firefox. Once installed, you can re-enable ads temporarily or permanently on a web page or an entire website. You can also create your own custom rules but not many people do that. I have done custom rules before if, for instance, I want to block some obnoxious graphic that people keep posting over and over, like in a forum signature or tagline. I'll cut to the chase: install uBlock Origin. : ) I recall Bob asked about this same issue and he installed one of them recently. Maybe he has some comparable experience to offer.
Go here and read how to PERMANENTLY restore factory settings.
This one too:
Firefox's safe mode is used mostly to get a new version of Firefox to work if you have a plugin that is crashing it. Firefox also has thousands of internal settings that you can invoke by typing about:config in the URL bar. There are other about: setup pages in Firefox too. These are mostly used by browser nerds and people trying to tweak their settings.
i didn't know that, thanks.
I see that Firefox has fixed its problems that made AdBlock Plus a memory hog, going back over a decade. While I have liked the uBlock extension quite well, I might go back to ABP now that it has stopped hogging so much memory. ABP does have a nicer interface, more fine-grained controls that are a little easier to use.
You might try downloading and running these, all free. In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much Spybot is okay. I would recommend avoiding those other two. Some of these optimization apps can really make a mess out of your computer, usually by screwing up your registry or .ini files badly while trying to clean it up or by deleting the wrong .dll files. ArsTechnica: Security wares like Kaspersky AV can make you more vulnerable to attacks Using these unknown and inadequately-tested security and optimization apps is just asking for trouble. And free isn't much consolation when suddenly your computer won't boot or your main software won't run any more. Free is fine but don't just install any old crap because it's "free". Stick with the free offerings from reputable vendors or outfits like Spybot with a track record and a good reputation who rely on donations from users. 95% of the freeware out there should be avoided at all costs.
#2. To: TooConservative, justified (#1)
#3. To: All (#2)
#4. To: BobCeleste (#2)
Go here and read how to PERMANENTLY restore factory settings.
#5. To: TooConservative (#4)
Firefox also has thousands of internal settings that you can invoke by typing about:config in the URL bar. There are other about: setup pages in Firefox too. These are mostly used by browser nerds and people trying to tweak their settings.
#6. To: Justified, BobCeleste (#0)
Mozilla launched Firefox 41 yesterday. Today, Adblock Plus confirmed the update "massively improves" the memory usage of its Firefox add-on. This particular memory issue was brought up in May 2014 by Mozilla and by Adblock Plus. But one of the bugs that contributed to the problem was actually first reported on Bugzilla in April 2001 (bug 77999).
#7. To: Justified (#0)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#8. To: Deckard, Justified (#7)
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