Firefox Ad Blocker

Post by **ayu** » 02 Dec 2007, 08:19

Now this is something i have had problems with A LOT...and it has a small story behind it.

Now, my computer is getting old, it has a few years on it's neck now and is starting to fall behind. But i haven't had any large problems with it before, until now.

It started a few weeks ago, when the computer crashed and i lost a lot of work because of it. Then a few minutes after that, it crashed again..and again..and again. And it has done this now for a few weeks.

And today, i made a test, because i was getting suspicious about something.

I went to a normal site, and then i checked the CPU usage, nothing wrong there. But then i went to the site where i read all my news....and it has a lot of ads on it.

The normal CPU usage was about 2%.....when i visited the news site it went up to 67% and stayed there while going between 67 and 90% of usage.

This pissed me of badly, so i found a pretty neat tool for it.

it's a firefox ad blocker add on.

Download it below

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10

The cpu usage is now down to 1-2% when browsing it

Post by **bad_brain** » 02 Dec 2007, 09:22

good one!

I also had problems already when visiting sites with ads, FF even froze completely sometimes...

n3rd · Post by **n3rd** » 02 Dec 2007, 14:35

I use ad block plus. works like a charm, if you want a site to be allowed its just 2 clicks away

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just my 2 cents

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Oppconsulting · Post by **Oppconsulting** » 02 Dec 2007, 23:32

Most all sites are out of hand now days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just use Avant Browser and turn off flash player and at times active x and half the other bullshit under the tools drop down menu Avant is just that easy most may not want or use or be familer with it but I use it for that simple fact of it has the tools menu with active x flash player and every other internet crap thing there is can be turned off and on in a matter of secounds not mins of hard ass looking and tweeking like all other browsers

Post by **bad_brain** » 03 Dec 2007, 05:56

the K-Meleon browser has real nice options to block specific content, from Flash and Java applets over images to colors in documents (!)...can all be blocked. and it has a load of useful privacy options too!
get it, and enjoy how fast it is compared to FF:
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/

isapiens · Post by **isapiens** » 03 Dec 2007, 12:28

is there kmelon for linux yet. I thought they were trying to start that up last year.

well i guess here is an answer to my own question: http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/wiki/UKmeleon

Oppconsulting · Post by **Oppconsulting** » 03 Dec 2007, 12:38

thanks BB have to try that one never heard or tried that one yet just most of the rest!!! cool always fun to get new things

Post by **ayu** » 21 Feb 2008, 12:30

Found new additions to this thread

Flash blocker: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433

And a newer and improved add blocker: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

They rock =)

Lyecdevf · Post by **Lyecdevf** » 21 Feb 2008, 12:40

I think FF does a better job at blocking adds than IE. I have not had any problems with adds since I have started using FF!

Post by **ayu** » 21 Feb 2008, 12:41

Yeah but in my case it's serious xD

check this site...it's like the kingdom of adds, http://www.aftonbladet.se