annoying popup baloon

[Virgil W. Depew]

Hi Group:

Can someone tell me how to stop a baloon that pops up when I use firefox
browser. The baloon pops up and it reads the site that I was on about
5 or 6 pages ago. I do not want to go back to that site but no matter
what I try to do the baloon keeps popping up.

As an example; I go to gamesville.com and then leave that site and go
surfing for several minutes but everytime I move the mouse that annoying
baloon pops up and reads gamesville.com even though I have been to at
least four or five sites after that.

I can live with it but it is very annoying so can someone tell me how to
get rid of it?

 

[Patrick Palczewski]

Your question appears to not be related to Windows Vista, the newsgroup to
which you posted.

Is there a Firefox newsgroup you can post this question to? Also, what
exactly does the balloon say? Is there anything under Firefox's File |
Preferences that addresses allowing balloons to pop up? Inquiring minds want
to know...

 

[Andrew Rossmann]

Can someone tell me how to stop a baloon that pops up when I use firefox
browser. The baloon pops up and it reads the site that I was on about
5 or 6 pages ago. I do not want to go back to that site but no matter
what I try to do the baloon keeps popping up.

As an example; I go to gamesville.com and then leave that site and go
surfing for several minutes but everytime I move the mouse that annoying
baloon pops up and reads gamesville.com even though I have been to at
least four or five sites after that.

I can live with it but it is very annoying so can someone tell me how to
get rid of it?

Have you run virus/spyware/adware scans? You could be infected.

 

[Virgil W. Depew]

Have you run virus/spyware/adware scans? You could be infected.

Hi:
Yes I have avira antivirus running and also windows defender running and
system comes up clean.

I just changed themes on firefox and that baloon is not as conspicous
now so I can live with it for now. Thanks for your help.

 

[Jim]

Hi:
Yes I have avira antivirus running and also windows defender running and
system comes up clean.

I just changed themes on firefox and that baloon is not as conspicous
now so I can live with it for now. Thanks for your help.

Tools, fastestfox , uncheck bubble ?

 

[Virgil W. Depew]

Tools, fastestfox , uncheck bubble ?

Thanks: That did the trick. I was not aware of that add-on but now I
have it installed and it works fine. Thanks again.

 

[Jim]

Thanks: That did the trick. I was not aware of that add-on but now I
have it installed and it works fine. Thanks again.

Glad to help