Adblock Plus for Firefox for Windows

Overview

Adblock Plus is a lightweight Firefox extension designed to remove advertisements from web pages, making browsing cleaner and less distracting. The add-on places a small red icon in the top-right corner of the browser toolbar for quick access.

Getting started

Clicking the red icon opens a list of items on the current page that can be blocked; a drop-down menu provides additional settings and customization. To function properly, Adblock Plus relies on an advertising filter. Detailed guidance for choosing the best filter is available on the program’s website, but you can also pick specific elements to block yourself if you prefer manual control.

How it works and troubleshooting

Adblock Plus detects elements identified as ads and prevents them from rendering on the page. There is a possibility of legitimate content being misidentified and blocked, though tests did not produce such false positives. If a useful element is blocked accidentally, the extension’s documentation explains how to restore it and covers most other support questions.

The ad-free browsing experience

Viewing sites without adverts can feel unusual at first — some pages may appear sparser than you remember. If you like a cleaner, distraction-free web, Adblock Plus is a solid choice.

Recent changes and fixes

• Resolved a rare memory leak affecting tabs that use Flash or Java components.
• Restored the Brazilian Portuguese language pack.
• Corrected misleading tooltip text for the “Recommend us on Facebook” close button.
• Fixed an incorrect suggestion in the filter composer where the $object-subrequest option was specified improperly.
• Eliminated unwanted behavior when resizing the blockable-items list alongside extensions such as Vertical Tabs (bug 23890).
• Reduced the delay when new browser windows are opened.
• Addressed a case where the flashing border was not visible when images were highlighted from the list of blockable items.
• Fixed an issue where filter statistics were not cleared in Firefox 4 when browsing history was erased at shutdown.
• Repaired problems with the list of blockable items and the context menu in Firefox 3.5 and SeaMonkey 2.0 (bug 23890).