They add features to Firefox to make browsing faster, safer, or just plain fun. Neither one (at least the free versions) is resident the way Hitman Pro might be, and that's okay, because you should have only one resident malware-scanner at a time.įinally, editing the registry won't help here, if it really is a legit installation of ABP, because Firefox doesn't use any registry settings to install or uninstall this extension (wait, maybe unless it's globally installed by Group Policy, but getting that to work with Firefox is quite an ordeal). Get the extension Extensions are like apps for Firefox. Have you tried the section of the Add-Ons menu called Extensions? If you're in the default (top) section of the Add-Ons menu, that's the part where you can search for add-ons, basically an alternative for Īnyway, just because you have one malware-scanner doesn't mean it catches everything, just in case this one does turn out to be malware I use MalwareBytes as a second opinion, and AdwCleaner is well-regarded around here too (my main scanner is Windows Defender, or Microsoft Security Essentials if on an XP-7 box). More info on managing the Tracking Protection feature in this article: ] (before Firefox 70: ]).Oh, so you did deliberately install it, but you can't find it in add-ons?
Read this answer in context 👍 0 All Replies (1)Ĭlick that shield icon to learn what Firefox may be blocking in the page and make an exception for the site. There may or may not be a number on the icon indicating the number of blocked items you may need to click the button to see what's going on and test whether you need to make an exception for this site. Those and other content blocking extensions usually provide a toolbar button to manage blocked content in a page. I went to 'tools' and 'add ons' but theres no option for uninstalling it. More info on managing the Tracking Protection feature in this article: Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox for desktop (before Firefox 70: Content blocking).Īdblock Plus, Blur, Disconnect, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, Ghostery, NoScript, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin or uMatrix How do I uninstall Adblock Plus As soon as I installed it, every page I open (in firefox) causes another advertising tab (fastdailyfinds or something) to pop up PLUS I'm getting way more ads in general every site I go to. Go easy with Standard mode If ads don’t bother you and you don’t mind being followed by trackers and third-party cookies, then the Standard setting should work for you. You should see a blue pop-up with different selections. (A) Do you see a shield icon toward the left end of the address bar, near the lock icon?Ĭlick that shield icon to learn what Firefox may be blocking in the page and make an exception for the site. In the drop-down menu, click on Content Blocking. Hi germanoma, Firefox doesn't have a built-in ad blocker, but the Enhanced Tracking Protection feature sometimes blocks the very same site because there's a close connection between tracking and advertising.
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