AdBlock Plus not working anymore

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zlloyd1
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AdBlock Plus not working anymore

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I have a Macbook Pro laptop, running High Sierra 10.13.6, and using Firefox 66 browser, and my AdBlock Plus is no longer stopping pop up adds?? :?: :?:
I do not understand this, and would like to know if there is some form of bug that could cause this??
It used to work exactly as advertised, and unwanted advertisements would be blocked, while I was browsing, but now it does not stop the ads anymore....
Every time I click on anything for a lot of webpages, I am getting redirected to advertisements / fake warning pages, which is the reason I installed the add-on to begin with....
Can someone please explain to me why this add-on stopped performing its function?? :?: :?:
I am starting to think that if I want to browse the internet, which is unfortunately a den of unwanted pop up ads, that I am going to have to find a different ad stopping feature, and I do not want to have to pay for something that is advertised as free, just because it will not work as described. :( :shock: :(
Somebody, ANYBODY please tell me how to make this thing work reliably, and Thanks in advance!! 8) :D 8)
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mapx
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Re: AdBlock Plus not working anymore

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Could be your mac system is infested by some malware
scan for malware, see some indications
adware
JimG51
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Re: AdBlock Plus not working anymore

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I'm having the same issue, ads showing up on CNN, other news sites, FB, etc... Happened once before, 3 different sans turned up nothing mal/adware wise. I cancelled ABP, and the reinstalled it. That fixed it for a couple of weeks, now happening again.

Scans again turned up nothing, but this time, re-installing did not help.

Running Win 10, with Firefox.

Any ideas?

Jim
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