Incessant pop up/redirect ads

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I get the issue every 3, 4 months. The last time it happened was a while ago.

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Yeah, I currently have that issue as it's a small sacrifice for blocking junk. I suspect there could be workaround methods with uBlock Origin but it does not annoy me enough to bother finding a fix while still maintaining the blocked ads.

like any random part of the forums... say I am on Page 1 and scroll down to the bottom of Page 1 and I want to see Page 2, so I click Page 2 like usual, it loads Page 2 but it does not automatically scroll back to the top as I have to manually scroll back up to the top.

but I don't mind as it's quickly done with my mouses scroll wheel (I also increased the speed of how quickly pages scroll on Firefox with... about:config > 'mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount' and switched it to something quicker like '40' instead of the default of 5 as the default is too slow in my opinion) or just left click the scroll bar at the top and the page shoots back up to the top quickly(or hold the Page Up key). but I figure it's a minimal issue considering all ads etc are removed.

but short of that, everything else works great with uBlock Origin in it's default state on Firefox. but I have mine tweaked a bit further though like using the 'element picker mode' to remove the gaps from the removed ads on this site at the top and bottom of the page etc, as you can see here...



and at the bottom...




which by default it does not look like that in uBlock Origin even though it does block the basic ad stuff but there are gaps there but it's easy to remove with the 'element picker mode' and you just highlight and click the offending sections and they are gone.

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True, but people have been infected in the past even on legitimate websites just from visiting a website with rogue ads. it's simply not worth the risk even if that risk is minimal (I imagine just keeping ones OS/browser up to date should keep the risk minimal right off the start). plus, doing what I did makes the page look a bit cleaner to

as a general rule... I would avoid disabling ones ad-blocker on websites. even sites that complain about ad-blockers there are usually workarounds especially if it's on a fair popular site one can do a little searching for the info needed to get around their BS of semi-forcing people to disable their ad-blockers.

p.s. but speaking of rouge ads... I am running Firejail, which is a sandbox program, so even if something bypassed the browsers security, it would likely be stopped by the Firejail sandbox, but Firejail is for Linux only. but for those using Windows (which means just about everyone reading this on a computer/laptop) and want a boost to their security browsing random websites it seems people suggest Sandboxie (i.e. www.sandboxie.com/ ; this used to cost $ but it's free for a while now which is a sandbox program for Windows). I don't have any real experience with Sandboxie, but Firejail works well as it's easy enough to use and stays out of the way of general use as it locks down ones Home folder on Linux so even if something bypasses the browsers security (like exploits some flaw in the browser) it's got very limited access to stuff once it gets by that since by default one can only save files to the 'Downloads' folder for it to be persistent after one closes their browser as anything saved anywhere else will be deleted once they close the browser and they got limited read access in ones Home folder to which helps block access to any sensitive stuff people might have there etc as you can basically test stuff out by typing (if your on Linux(I am not sure if the following command works on Windows Firefox or not))... "file:///" (without the ") into the Firefox browser for example and it shows what the browser can view etc and you can see a fair amount of stuff is blocked(as in not even visible to the browser) vs when Firefox is ran normally without the Firejail sandbox you can view more things etc.



Not on IMDB2 if that's what you mean. but on random websites I definitely do here and there but it's usually not a big deal as one site I use fairly regularly has a nag screen that was quite annoying but I found the proper entry for uBlock Origin so I never see that nag screen anymore. but a large portion of other random websites I use, while I might get a nag screen about disabling ones adblocker, I generally ignore it and continue to use the site and read a article etc. but any sites that force disabling of a adblocker, ill likely stop using that site and look for something else.



No?

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It's actually pretty simple on what I did to block the ads here as by default they are blocked (with a simple installation of uBlock Origin(which should be a default installation on pretty much everyones web browser if you ask me)) but the empty space still shows and I simply click the uBlock Origin red icon, then the 'element picker mode' icon (looks like a eye dropper), then selected the empty space and left clicked and it's gone ; it just cleans up the look of this site a bit.

the Sandbox stuff (Firejail etc) is just general protection for ones browser online as it gives a noticeable boost to security for not much effort as once it's setup I pretty much run the browser like normal.

so while things might look complicated, given how much stuff I typed, it's actually not difficult.

p.s. I have done additional stuff though with uBlock Origin by blocking '3rd-party frames' (one can block '3rd-party scripts' to but it breaks the general function of IMDB2 for example where as blocking '3rd-party frames' does not(even though it does block peoples embedded links like YouTube etc which need a little tweak for it to be allowed etc)) in uBlock Origin's advanced mode. but this I guess is sort of more for advanced users as looking at it from the average user who just wants websites to work, I would probably avoid using uBlock Origin's advanced settings, since I do notice certain things need a little adjustment here and there. but from what I have read online it's mainly '3rd-party frames' is what hit people with drive-by downloads anyways. so I think uBlock Origin and Firejail would be good options for many, but I can see people avoiding the advanced option in uBlock Origin with the '3rd-party frames' since it requires tweaks to get some sites fully functioning etc.



I think I just noticed what you mean. on the VERY bottom right corner of this site (which is quite small which is probably why I overlooked it) I do see that arrow... 'switch account' / 'switch forum' / 'account settings', is that what you meant?

because the thing is so small, it's easy not to even see when quickly looking over the interface on this IMDB2 site.

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That's not what I meant although I that would apply to.

because like I have said before... even legitimate websites have infected people in the past with rogue ads. I am not saying it's happening a lot, but ads are just not worth the risk straight up. why take the risk is the way I see it. that's why at the very least having a quality ad/popup blocker like uBlock Origin (by Raymond Hill) is a must. gives one a solid boost to ones online experience for just the effort of installing the extension.

so even for those users who like to keep things simple... keep your OS and browser up to date and use uBlock Origin and chances are you will be fine (I just like a little extra protection with not too much more effort)

p.s. another thing I think a lot of people slack off on which they should not be is using a password manager so they can use a different/secure password for each website they visit as this way if one site was compromised, they would not have to worry about that same password being used against them on other sites. plus, if someones email got taken over that could be potentially used to reset their accounts for many other websites that person uses. people need to take this stuff a bit more seriously, at least for higher sensitivity websites like banking etc. but since many are really lazy, they slack off. then when they get burned, they panic, but then it's too late.




My bad. I do see that but I guess I just never really noticed it as that's even faster to get to the top of the page

p.s. it's funny how ones mind does not even see something that's obviously there.

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Are you saying they changed it in these forums because of that?

if so, would the real IMDb really care? ; because no one is claiming these forums are official etc.