Indie games

Axios

I did two budgie updates and mate today
Firefox seems alright on the budgies (did not happen till todays update)

Have my startpage Solus on everything but when I started firefox on mate after this update
window popped up right when I started it about Indie games clicked on not now.
Any Ideas where this came from?

All my browsers are basic mirror images same extensions and all same firefox settings
Did a search at one time firefox had some ad thing with Indie but that was way back.
Any suggestions?

Just did my security checks no issues (I dont do games)

SethStorm666

It's a bit hard to advise without more info. But clear the cache of your browser once in awhile.

brent

clearing debris from firefox is a two-box affair in settings: clear info and clear history (same settings page) but you probably know this.
I find it bizarre behavior to launch a browser and get a popup window. Maybe you should disable popups, too. That's the first thing I do with FF (besides disable everything else).

you got me thinking if I ever left Disable Popups ON I would have crap like this?

No popup ad would launch when the browser launched unless it was cookie, a redirect page, or mal and I doubt its' the third one. clear debris.

Axios

brent I run auto cookie delete also delete stuff at firefox close
and ublock with most stuff active.
I dont think it was an ext ones I have used for years.

It may have been cache for years I have always got the feeling after research that one cant always clean
firefox cache totally but thats just me.

I cant tighten security up anymore breaks these dern logins (tired of clicking pictures!!!)

My security scan on system nothing showed up.
Not going worry till it happens again

brent

Axios I run auto cookie delete also delete stuff at firefox close

I do that too but you'd be surprised how much stuff in these 2 items Clear Data and Clear History stay floating around sometimes.

Axios It may have been cache for years I have always got the feeling after research that one cant always clean
firefox cache totally but thats just me.

I have dreams about dumping all my GBs of /,cachebut everyone says not to.🙂

BuzzPCSOS

I never get stuff like that popping up randomly but only use a minimum of tweaks as over-tweaking can break my desired browsing experience.
Mods that get done to Firefox.
No Cookie notifications.
Block Popups.

DISABLE FIREFOX POCKET
about:config
Search for:- extensions.pocket.enabled
set to false

DISABLE sessionstore (stop Firefox opening previous session after a crash)
about:config
Search for:- sessionstore
browser.sessionstore.interval. Change default 15000 to 15000000.

OPTIMISE THE PLACES DATABASE (can speed up Firefox response on an old install)
about:support
Search for:- Places Database
Verify Integrity

MOVE FIREFOX NETWORK CACHE INTO RAM - Needs 2 GB OF RAM OR MORE
This will diminish the amount of disk writes and make Firefox noticeably faster.
about:config
Search for:- browser.cache.disk.enable
set to false.
Search for:- browser.cache.memory.enable
Check set to true.
browser.cache.memory.capacity
Change from -1 to 524288 (KB, which equals a maximum of 512 MB) or if you have RAM to spare, to 1048576 (KB, which equals a maximum of 1 GB).

Stop Firefox from installing and running studies.
about:preferences#privacy
Uncheck all the boxes under Firefox Data Collection and Use

Allow Solus System Settings to configure the DNS that you use.
about:preferences#privacy
Go to DNS Over HTTPS
Set 'Off - Use your default DNS Provider'

Hope this might help. It has served me well.

brent

BuzzPCSOS great list. I am so deep in the about:config I feel I should just make my own user.js🙂

--you really go to tighten the FF down for sure

BuzzPCSOS

brent I like to use Firefox, not just zoom around feeling invulnerable. I have tried lots of privacy tweaks but find that they often break features that I like to use. Keeping the tweaks to the minimum preserves a reasonable level of sanity without breaking too much. Some of the mods are there to reduce wear on SSDs or improve response when a spinning rusty disk is involved.
I don't use a proxy but I have a fair understanding of how much I am sharing with the websites that I visit. To get an idea of what your footprint looks like try a visit to System Scanner.

brent

BuzzPCSOS great site. thanks for sharing. I have other sites for that but I like this 'all on one page approach.---
What a pleasant surprise! Nearly 75% their information about my computer was wrong so I'm doing something right. I'll chalk that up to one of my two extensions.

edit: @Axios I strayed off the topics here, sorry.

Axios

The way I understand is firefox has its own interface for feeding their ads /promos to you
and thats what popups up the way it did on mine. (but normally takes over your startpage and all to)

But All their promos listed in about:config seem to be vpn I disabled them anyway.
Their is a way to disable that interface but got read on it more. (I think it breaks updates then but for solus dont matter)
Stuff will Hijack that inteface. (nasties)

Question is was it firefox legit or a hijack attempt

Axios

brent Ah no prob all about being safe

TraceyC

@axios I recommend doing a little web searching for this issue. Just doing a casual search I found this, which sounds like what you describe, with a solution:

Homepage changed, indie games ad and 'click me' symbol added.Why?

If this is your issue, it was something Mozilla did on purpose, and not a hijack or hack attempt. Mind, this was a promotion in 2014, so I don't know why it would show up for you now.

brent

TraceyC wow I read that old thread, so very 2014 the whole things was an olympic tie-in/promo. I tip my hat your good research.

@Axios detailed instructions in that thread by mozilla on how to rip all that promo stuff out. Weird.

Axios

TraceyC Thanx thats kinda where I left it in my mind it happen on the mate machine
the budgie machines no issue so far maybe that had something do with it (Dunno)