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adblocker and cpu/mem usage alert

  • 22-01-2011 8:37pm
    #1
    ashleey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭


    Just in case anyone's mac starts freezing with the spinning beach ball and checks to find that safari has a memory usage of around 1gb and cpu usage near 100%, it is caused by the adblocker add in. It is trying to download a new version. You may need to be patient, as safari will be slow, and uninstall the add in and then reinstall and let it then download the new version.

    I thought I had picked up a virus or that my memory had fried. Luckily neither was the case. It appears that others have had the same problem.

    HTH


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  • #2
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,198 ✭✭✭Talisman


    A simple solution is to update your hosts file so that the call to the adservers are redirected to your own computer so the ads aren't loaded at all.

    Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File

    To use the file you just need to replace the existing file on your system: /private/etc/hosts

    Be aware that the file contains a large list of sites, some of which you may not wish to block.


  • #3
    ashleey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭ashleey


    Thanks for that. I've uninstalled adblocker and now use adblock extension which seems better. I'll try your solution. Thanks


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,682 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah, any app that goes rogue like that has lost my trust forever and gets permanently nuked.

    You should also check out GlimmerBlocker. It blocks ads before they even get to the browser, similar to the host file solution suggested above.


  • #5
    ashleey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭ashleey


    Agreed. If an extension does that then I've no idea what bad things it could really be doing. I'll have a look at glimmerblocker.


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