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detecting adblockplus
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:03 am
by fanboy
a new website I found, detects whether Adblock plus is enabled (even with no filters installed), can anyone else see this aswell? how is this possible?
http://www.egodialogues.com/blog/index.php?itemid=158
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007090220 Minefield/3.0a8pre
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:15 am
by fanboy
unless its a Trunk bug..
edit
Okay seems the issue is with "Checker banner links"
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:52 am
by adum
No problemS when using FF 2.0.6, ABP 0.7.5.1 and Rick's lists. The site seems to be a little buggy, for example I cannot see the captcha image (using either Firefox or IE7), but no adblocking detection for me.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:11 pm
by fanboy
try turning on the "check banner links" option
adum wrote:No problemS when using FF 2.0.6, ABP 0.7.5.1 and Rick's lists. The site seems to be a little buggy, for example I cannot see the captcha image (using either Firefox or IE7), but no adblocking detection for me.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:16 pm
by fanboy
must be a bug in Adblock Plus, the check banner link is enabled, and remove all filters, and it'll still show nothing.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:16 pm
by rick752
I'm having no problem here with 'check banner links' either on or off (no links are blocked there).
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:55 pm
by Alan
No problem here either, but I have JavaScript disabled. Nice video by the way. Thanks.
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6
Adblock Plus 0.7.5.1
NoScript 1.1.6.18
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:05 pm
by rick752
Jeez, Alan. I just realized that I never actually LOOK at anything when I go after a problem. I ran that thing 5 times and have no idea what it was about. I really have got to take some time to actually enjoy some of the things on different pages instead of concentrating so hard on just the problems. I couldn't tell you anything about most of the pages that I have visited to fix things .... too busy looking at the code
I need to go back and actually watch the clip
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:11 pm
by Alan
Take time to stop to smell the roses, eh? This stuff is fun for me again. I grew to dread it when I did it for a living. Much better now.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:16 pm
by rick752
That clip was very funny, imaginative, and well done. Kudos to the author.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:32 pm
by Alan
fanboy wrote:unless its a Trunk bug..
edit
Okay seems the issue is with "Checker banner links"
Confirmed on Minefield. Flash video isn't displayed and the space for it is collapsed. Only if "Check banner links" is enabled. Even if no filters have been installed
. Blockable items list shows no items blocked.
Edit: If I disable ABP from the status bar icon, then the Flash video is displayed again.
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Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9a8pre) Gecko/2007090205 Minefield/3.0a8pre
Adblock Plus 0.7.5.1
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:44 pm
by rick752
Looks like one for Wladimir. Doesn't seem to affect 2.0.0.6. Yet another reason to keep that option off.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:50 pm
by Alan
rick752 wrote:Looks like one for Wladimir.
I'll add it to the official ABP bug list, if someone hasn't already.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:03 pm
by Alan
I'm being presumptuous. You found it, fanboy. Do you want to file it in bugzilla?
http://adblockplus.org/en/bugs
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:43 am
by fanboy