FF takes 5 minutes to load on opening browser

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therube
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Re: FF takes 5 minutes to load on opening browser

Post by therube »

FF takes 5 minutes to load on opening browser
That's ridiculous.
Adblocker Pro appears to be the culprit.
URL?

This, The Anatomy of a Firefox Malware Addon ?

And if that, why has malware (webextensions are soooo secure :clap:) been infecting your machine - for years now?

Or this, Ad-BlockerPro ?

Or ?
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Re: FF takes 5 minutes to load on opening browser

Post by petergo »

belated, apologies, THANKS, Mr L, and others

Problem resolved, it was the adblocker appraently and with the new one you suggested, FF is greased lightning fast again

thnks
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Re: FF takes 5 minutes to load on opening browser

Post by LIMPET235 »

You're welcome for the partial assist, Peter.

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Thanks for reporting back.
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