Unknown popup shows as 'moz-extention' and ask for accepting ad's
Since a few days I get anonymous popups with the text:
>Please read the following and select "I agree" (if you accept the offer): >We need to show you occasional search result ads & interstitial ads in order to support this add-on's maintenance. Please help us!
Does anybody know the origin of this popup?
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Upps, you're right.
Just recognized, that my main FF installation has inherited a new extension via Sync from an other device.
It was a trial (and fail) of Deutsches Rechtschreibwörterbuch von ValeurAddons
I got no more fishy popups after I deleted this add-on
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hi, this will be caused by one of your installed extensions - unfortunately the internal id of installed webextensions is randomized, so it's not possible by afar to tell to which one that's relating to.
Yes, this "moz-extension:..." looks like a hint.
BUT
- Why now? I use just a few and well known extensions. None of them is newly installed.
- Why is the message quite polite, but does not mention it's provenience?
perhaps the addon received an auto update with this new functionality - i agree that the dialog should make its origin clear. if you find out which addon might cause this, it may be something to report to the reviewers at addons.mozilla.org...
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Upps, you're right.
Just recognized, that my main FF installation has inherited a new extension via Sync from an other device.
It was a trial (and fail) of Deutsches Rechtschreibwörterbuch von ValeurAddons
I got no more fishy popups after I deleted this add-on
BTW, Thank you Philipp
Under 'Bewertungen' it now says :
"Hatte nervige Popups ohne Angabe der Quelle. Nachdem ich dieses Addon rausgeschmissen habe, waren auch die Popups weg. Vgl. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1204254 "
Good for you to make others aware of this !
Modified by Happy112