How to Block Advertisements in Mozilla Firefox

Advertisements have proliferated throughout the Web as companies attempt to make a profit on their content, often making some websites difficult to use. Thankfully, you can block advertisements using the Mozilla Firefox Web browser with the installation of a few extensions. Adblock Plus is the best known of these extensions and with a few mouse clicks, you can subscribe to a block filter that blocks virtually all advertisements. FlashBlock and NoScript are two other extensions that go a step further, ensuring that fly-over advertisements, pop-ups and other more customized advertisements never appear without your permission. All of these extensions provide a simple interface for white listing websites so that you can support those websites that matter to you.

AdBlock Plus

Step 1Launch Firefox.

Step 2Click the "Firefox" menu button and select "Add-ons."

Step 3Type "Adblock Plus" in the "Search All Add-ons" text box and then press "Enter."

Step 4Click "Install" and restart Firefox.

Step 5Click the radio button beside "EasyList" in the Adblock Plus configuration window that pops up upon restart and then click "Subscribe." Advertisements will now be blocked across the Internet. To temporarily allow advertisements or white list certain websites, click the AdBlock Plus icon in the Firefox toolbar and select the appropriate option.

FlashBlock

Step 1Launch Firefox.

Step 2Click the "Firefox" menu button and select "Add-ons."

Step 3Type "FlashBlock" in the "Search All Add-ons" text box and then press "Enter."

Step 4Click "Install" and restart Firefox. All Flash elements, including advertisements, will now be blocked. Enable Flash elements by clicking the FlashBlock icon displayed where the Flash element would appear.

NoScript

Step 1Launch Firefox.

Step 2Click the "Firefox" menu button and select "Add-ons."

Step 3Type "NoScript" in the "Search All Add-ons" text box and then press "Enter."

Step 4Click "Install" and restart Firefox. All scripting elements, including advertisements, will now be blocked. To enable script elements, click the "No Script" elements and select the appropriate white list option.

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