Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Anil Duggirala]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017, at 09:19 AM, Fungi4All wrote:
> 
>> From: mattcr...@mattcrews.com
>> To: Fungi4All 
>> debian-user@lists.debian.org
>> 
>> Back up your ~/.mozilla folder, delete it and reopen Firefox. This will 
>> create a fresh Firefox profile. Make sure that Firefox's built in pop up 
>> blocker is enabled. Then navigate to websites that are generating pop-ups 
>> that normally don't.>> 
>> If the pop-ups persist, then either your computer has been hijacked (wiping 
>> your HD and re-installing the OS might fix) , your modem/router has been 
>> hijacked (check your modem/router for firmware updates), or shenanigans are 
>> occuring through your ISP (which you probably can't do anything about).>> 
 Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying 
 is; even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
 clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels 
 like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent 
 tested other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program 
 level. It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For 
 example, when clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with 
 some ad, I know this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
 thanks a lot,
>>> 
>>> Check your addons in firefox and your homepage.  This sounds like a 
>>> hijacking>>> activity.  But there is a difference between pop-up and 
>>> ad-blocking.  Ad-blocking>>> works whether they pop or are within the page. 
>>>  Pop-ups may not necessarily>>> be ads.  You can also add the No-Script 
>>> addon to only allow what you want>>> scripts on.  But this is all browser 
>>> related, not system.
>>> 
> 
> You are top-posting, which you will have to learn to respect the choice not 
> to,> and you are responding to me personally as I am having the problem.  I 
> don't> even use Mozilla anymore.
> 
> Any reference on hijacking trojans on Debian would be most interesting.> 

hello everyone, thanks for your responses,
I have checked my add-ons, there are only 2 well known ones installed, IcedTea 
and some video Codec.No extensions are installed.
I will try deleting the .mozilla folder shortly and report,
Subsequently I will try to install some pop-up blocker, even though I have 
never had the need for this, and as I said it looks something beyond usual 
pop-ups.thanks again,

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Fungi4All]

> From: mattcr...@mattcrews.com
> To: Fungi4All 
> debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> Back up your ~/.mozilla folder, delete it and reopen Firefox. This will 
> create a fresh Firefox profile. Make sure that Firefox's built in pop up 
> blocker is enabled. Then navigate to websites that are generating pop-ups 
> that normally don't.
> If the pop-ups persist, then either your computer has been hijacked (wiping 
> your HD and re-installing the OS might fix) , your modem/router has been 
> hijacked (check your modem/router for firmware updates), or shenanigans are 
> occuring through your ISP (which you probably can't do anything about).
>
>>> Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying is;
>>> even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
>>> clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels
>>> like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent tested
>>> other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program level.
>>> It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For example, when
>>> clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with some ad, I know
>>> this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
>>> thanks a lot,
>>
>> Check your addons in firefox and your homepage. This sounds like a hijacking
>> activity. But there is a difference between pop-up and ad-blocking. 
>> Ad-blocking
>> works whether they pop or are within the page. Pop-ups may not necessarily
>> be ads. You can also add the No-Script addon to only allow what you want
>> scripts on. But this is all browser related, not system.

You are top-posting, which you will have to learn to respect the choice not to,
and you are responding to me personally as I am having the problem. I don't
even use Mozilla anymore.
Any reference on hijacking trojans on Debian would be most interesting.

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Matthew Crews]

Back up your ~/.mozilla folder, delete it and reopen Firefox. This will
create a fresh Firefox profile. Make sure that Firefox's built in pop up
blocker is enabled. Then navigate to websites that are generating pop-ups
that normally don't.

If the pop-ups persist, then either your computer has been hijacked (wiping
your HD and re-installing the OS might fix) , your modem/router has been
hijacked (check your modem/router for firmware updates), or shenanigans are
occuring through your ISP (which you probably can't do anything about).

On Jul 10, 2017 5:58 AM, "Fungi4All"  wrote:


UTC Time: July 10, 2017 12:27 PM
From: anilduggir...@fastmail.fm
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017, at 02:43 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> On 09-07-17, Anil Duggirala wrote:
> > hello,
> > Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
> > the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
> > posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
> > Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
> > like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
> > experience anything like this in a linux installation.
> > thanks,
> >
>
> In firefox you have option to block pop-up windows. Go to preferences,
> it is under content. And install some add blocker. For me, best is :
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
>
> You can also install script blocker, like this one:
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ss
>
> With all that on, you will be pretty safe against pop-ups.
>

Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying is;
even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels
like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent tested
other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program level.
It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For example, when
clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with some ad, I know
this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
thanks a lot,


Check your addons in firefox and your homepage.  This sounds like a
hijacking
activity.  But there is a difference between pop-up and ad-blocking.
Ad-blocking
works whether they pop or are within the page.  Pop-ups may not necessarily
be ads.  You can also add the No-Script addon to only allow what you want
scripts on.  But this is all browser related, not system.

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Cindy-Sue Causey]

On 7/10/17, Anil Duggirala  wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017, at 02:43 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote:
>> On 09-07-17, Anil Duggirala wrote:
>> > hello,
>> > Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
>> > the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
>> > posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
>> > Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
>> > like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
>> > experience anything like this in a linux installation.
>> > thanks,
>> >
>>
>> In firefox you have option to block pop-up windows. Go to preferences,
>> it is under content. And install some add blocker. For me, best is :
>>
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
>>
>> You can also install script blocker, like this one:
>>
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ss
>>
>> With all that on, you will be pretty safe against pop-ups.
>>
>
> Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying is;
> even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
> clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels
> like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent tested
> other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program level.
> It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For example, when
> clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with some ad, I know
> this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
> thanks a lot,


That's odd. That sounds like something got added on. On rare occasion,
I've seen some kind of offer that says you can add something that
feeds off of browsing related actions such as highlighting text.

If this was me experiencing this, I would check all possible settings
related to browser add-ons and extensions. That would be to make sure
something wasn't accidentally (or possibly even unscrupulously) added
on. I would be looking for anything that looks unfamiliar to my normal
computing habits.

Years ago I had success blocking something like this by tracking down
and then blocking website links found in the popups. Kind of a "nanny"
deal, I guess. I'm not immediately finding a way to do this in
Firefox, but deliberately blocking cookies would at least be a start
there. No pun of any kind intended when I say there's likely a nanny
surfing monitor add-on available in some *trusted* Mozilla repository.

Under Preferences, the Security tab has a "General" section that
includes an option to be warned about sites adding add-ons behind our
backs. That section also has options to be warned about dangerous
downloads and unwanted or uncommon software.

That's all I can think of right now... Good luck blocking it out of
your system..

Cindy :)

-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with duct tape *

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Fungi4All]

> UTC Time: July 10, 2017 12:27 PM
> From: anilduggir...@fastmail.fm
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017, at 02:43 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote:
>> On 09-07-17, Anil Duggirala wrote:
>> > hello,
>> > Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
>> > the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
>> > posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
>> > Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
>> > like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
>> > experience anything like this in a linux installation.
>> > thanks,
>> >
>>
>> In firefox you have option to block pop-up windows. Go to preferences,
>> it is under content. And install some add blocker. For me, best is :
>>
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
>>
>> You can also install script blocker, like this one:
>>
>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ss
>>
>> With all that on, you will be pretty safe against pop-ups.
>>
> Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying is;
> even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
> clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels
> like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent tested
> other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program level.
> It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For example, when
> clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with some ad, I know
> this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
> thanks a lot,

Check your addons in firefox and your homepage. This sounds like a hijacking
activity. But there is a difference between pop-up and ad-blocking. Ad-blocking
works whether they pop or are within the page. Pop-ups may not necessarily
be ads. You can also add the No-Script addon to only allow what you want
scripts on. But this is all browser related, not system.

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Anil Duggirala]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2017, at 02:43 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> On 09-07-17, Anil Duggirala wrote:
> > hello,
> > Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
> > the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
> > posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
> > Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
> > like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
> > experience anything like this in a linux installation.
> > thanks,
> > 
> 
> In firefox you have option to block pop-up windows. Go to preferences,
> it is under content. And install some add blocker. For me, best is :
> 
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
> 
> You can also install script blocker, like this one:
> 
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ss
> 
> With all that on, you will be pretty safe against pop-ups.
> 

Thanks for the suggestion for add blockers. What I guess I am saying is;
even in websites that I know would never include pop-up ads, when
clicking on something, I am getting a pop-up with some add. It feels
like a virus, like something that is affecting Firefox (I havent tested
other browsers) at the system level, or at least at the program level.
It feels like some bad software is affecting Firefox. For example, when
clicking on a dropdown box, a new window is opened with some ad, I know
this is not being done by the website I am navigating.
thanks a lot,

Re: pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Dejan Jocic]

On 09-07-17, Anil Duggirala wrote:
> hello,
> Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
> the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
> posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
> Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
> like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
> experience anything like this in a linux installation.
> thanks,
> 

In firefox you have option to block pop-up windows. Go to preferences,
it is under content. And install some add blocker. For me, best is :

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

You can also install script blocker, like this one:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=ss

With all that on, you will be pretty safe against pop-ups.

pop-up windows all the time in Firefox, Stretch

[Anil Duggirala]

hello,
Ever since I moved to Stretch I have had pop-up windows popping up all
the time (clicking on various items on various types of pages). I am
posting here, since this is only happening in my Debian installation.
Was anything changed in the default configuration of Firefox. It feels
like Windows with all of these pop-ups, this is the first time I
experience anything like this in a linux installation.
thanks,