Firefox Browser Add-On Inserting Popup into Web Pages

Internet advertising has hit a new low in the last few months. I have been noticing that every time I use the Firefox browser that ads are constantly popping up as the cursor is moved around the screen - even on the RF Cafe website -- which does not have and never has had popup ads. The screen capture below shows what I was seeing on my own website (RF Cafe)! I am NOT responsible for any popups that you might get, and neither are any of my advertisers. A Google search about the issue turned up many complaints about the same type of thing, primarily on Firefox. It turns out that an add-in, which must have been installed stealthily with an upgrade, was responsible. I don't visit questionable websites, so there is little chance it was picked up in that manner unless a legitimate site happened to be infected, and Norton is running full-strength so it must have been a 'legitimate' add-in. The solution was simple: execute a Reset from the Firefox Help menu under Troubleshooting->Reset Firefox. Voila, popups gone! A look at the list of add-ins prior to the reset did not reveal anything suspicious, just ones like Adobe and QuickTime. So, regardless of which browser you are using, if you have been experiencing a barrage of popup ads, try resetting your browser(s) to see if that clears the annoyance. It worked for me. I hate to think anyone would blame RF Cafe for implementing an ad scheme I vowed to never do.

Firefox Browser Inserting Popup Advertisements into RF Cafe

Posted October 22, 2013

KR Electronics (RF Filters) - RF Cafe Website

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...