Firefox and Adblocker Plus

[jon1968]

How do I add Macromedia 8 ads to the adblock plus filter? I used to just right click on the ad and it'd give me the option of blocking the frame and whatnot, doesn't seem to work with Macromedia frames?

[Ethel]

Can you give a link to an example, please?

[jon1968]

Blimey Ethel that was quick!

I've only started having it recently and most noticeably with my Yahoo mail.

When I right click on the frame instead of getting the usual drop down options to block I just get two � one which says 'settings' in feint so is unclickable (sic) and another which says 'About Macromedia Flashplayer 8'?

[kempie]

Have you tried Flashblock?

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/

[Ethel]

I don't use Yahoo mail. I've just checked my AdBlock filter and there are quite a few blocked macromedia sites.

Have you got AdBlock enabled on that page? Is the icon at the bottom right red or green?

[jon1968]

Oooerr!?! :-S I haven't got an icon bottom right? I've just got a red ABP hexagon top right? Should that be green?
Normally you can just click on that and it comes up with everything 'active' on the page but there's loads there and nothing immediately apparent as being from Macromedia and I don't want to block anything I might need in future?

Thanks Kempie, not got that, I'll have a look.

[Ethel]

That's what I meant - the hexagon. If it is red it is active, if it is green it is switched off.

[jon1968]

OK Cheers Ethel, the animated banner ads of crying babies are more of an occasional irritation than anything and I'm probably just being fussy! I just remember having to manually type the google analytics and tradedoubler addresses into the filter, was after something similar for macromedia ads but without blocking all macromedia content. Thank you both for your help.