Try Wipr. There is no configuration, just methods to enable it and that should be it. So this would be the simplest solution for you.
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Try Wipr. There is no configuration, just methods to enable it and that should be it. So this would be the simplest solution for you.
I downloaded this one since it was free. We shall see overtime how it performs.
Simply install a Safari adware blocker extension such as uBlock Origin or AdGuard. This is already been mentioned several times in this thread.
Since I t has been empirically proven that those are in fact the only sites on the entire internet on which nefarious pop ups appear?
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Ironically, they've actually done research that shows that if you stick to the more popular porn sites, they are less likely to include malicious content than many other types of sites; piracy sites are 100x worse.
Going back to the original question; If you want to follow the W3 web-standard, it is actually quite hard to prevent pop-ups, since some need to be allowed to follow the specifications.
I have uBlock and it makes no difference. My point, as mentioned
is that it should be possible to force the browser software to simply refuse to open a new window under any circumstances
You can usually stop those popups altogether by turning off Javascript in the browser, but that also often impacts legit browser functions on some pages.I have uBlock and it makes no difference. My point, as mentioned
I have been getting these "pop ups" as well, with increasing frequency.
They aren't popups, however, merely redirects to another page containing the putative request to download an updated version of Adobe. I've scanned and have no malware - it seems like an attempt to get it to download.
Any ideas? It gets rather annoying, although perhaps its just a redirect injected into the advertising stream on these websites.
They aren't popups, however, merely redirects to another page containing the putative request to download an updated version of Adobe. I've scanned and have no malware - it seems like an attempt to get it to download.
Any ideas? It gets rather annoying, although perhaps its just a redirect injected into the advertising stream on these websites.
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Advertisements can make use of javascript to create popups and redirects. Blocking ads is the only way I know of to remain immune to this issue. I feel we would have been much better off if javascript were not allowed in advertisements to begin with.
These popups are really just advertisements. They're annoying, they violate the conventions of polite society (lies and fraud), and violate website programming "rules." They may try to lock-up your browser so you can't do anything else until you click (again, violating website programming "accepted practices")... but they're basically just ads that are trying to get people to download malware. So call it "pre-malware" if you wish. If you download, then you'll have malware.
They can be created because web sites can be created. The programming tools that exist to create legitimate web pages can be used to create illegitimate web pages.
Sometimes these are ads purchased through legitimate advertising networks (and later removed from the ad network when discovered), sometimes websites accept these ads knowing exactly what they're intended to do.
There's a constant "arms race" going on between the people who create these ads and those who produce web browsers, operating systems, pop-up blockers, "safe browsing" software, etc. There is likely to never be an end to this, just as there's never likely to be an end to other forms of crime. If someone builds a better bank vault, the robbers find new ways to get at the money.
You could also use the Brave browser. It is phenomenal all the ads, pop ups, etc. it eliminates.