Try Adblock Plus. It stops a lot of ad popups. * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

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See the "More effective pop-up blocking" section near the end of * http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked#More_effective_pop-up_blocking '''You need to install''' the "'''[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1865/ Adblock Plus]'''" extension along with subscribing through its options to both "'''EasyList'''" and "'''Fanboys'''" as both will be needed to handle tvguide.com In addition some filters you add yourself, that block additional stuff on tvguide.com * (see below) * ||cim.meebo.com^ * *addthis.com/* * http://www.google-analytics.com/* I can't get the first of the four items to appear it should be without the spaces |http://ad. doubleclick. net/* Known Adblock Plus subscriptions * http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions You should also install a hosts file on your system which will help with all browsers and applications. Adblock Plus - Open blockable items list - Ctrl+Shift+V (right click on icon) shows all the urls on a page and if blocked by a filter shows the filter * http://img213.imageshack.us/i/2010020591647pm.png/ * http://img651.imageshack.us/i/adpblockableitems.png/ * http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/671/adblockplustvguide.png Adblock Plus can be enabled/disabled at the Status Bar, so you can be more aggressive in what you block compared to a hosts file. Each filter you install and your own are separate, so they can still be maintained separately, but it only applies to the Firefox profile you install it in.