Thank you, gibran. The first 2 methods is what I might try, but won’t they diminish the security aspect of Opera? Javascript is already enabled in the Advanced Options, but apparently you pointed out something different: User Java Script. Differences?
I agree with Pedro. I was looking for a free ad-blocker, but didn’t want Firefox when I was searching for alternatives last year. However, the block content (or mode as I call it) only blocks the specific file for the specific site. The Blocked Content feature in Advanced Options, that’s inconveniently tucked deep in there is the true ad blocker because you can specify an entire domain by the asterisk (*) wild card. Of course, Opera is so customizable that I created my own right-click menu to directly access that option ;D, but it wasn’t easy to figure out. You can even create your own list without having to manually add each site one by one: C:\Program Files\Opera\profile[b]urlfilter.ini[/b] → this file can be edited, but don’t save it while Opera is running.
Just with any browser, the trick to figuring which ones are ads or how to find their url is to right-click on them and select properties. Now instead of blocking just the file, take advantage of the wildcards. E.g. doubleclick.net. Or if you’re lazy you can search the web for custom-made lists created by other people and just copy and paste the content to the urlfilter.ini.
Or for Opera you can save this page as .ini (it’s updated regularly just like Firefox’s filterset.G) and put it in your profile folder then just go to “opera:config>Network>URL Filter List” and point to it. It will be used after next restart.
Userjs scripts can be limited to specific sites (that one work only on matousec).
The only security issue would be caused by a malicious script in the userjs folder you choosed (multiuser PCs).
As far standard javascript is enabled the standard js security concerns are inherited
(sometimes security experts reported exploits about malicious sites using various methods to write to known file location on pc. So if any flaw like these is discovered and a malicious site could write in the userjs directory that would be a problem :o )
There is a third method (I used it for testing) which involves a content filtering proxy… but the rule I made disable menu alpha on all browsers (look at the rule I used in the attached gif).
This said I could add that many users are using userjs (it’s like greasemonkey or trixie).
Opera too ;D but they named it browser.js and inserted an hash-like signature in it (hmm… :-X )
Whoa. Becoming too technical for me. I’ll just wait for Opera devs to fix it :). Not really a problem for me. Just a little annoying when I see something imperfect with Opera :o ;D. There was another site with this problem, but I don’t remember exactly which one.
I’ve used Proxomitron for years, and whilst I have tried several alternatives, I always come back to Prox. I use it in conjunction with sidki’s filterset sidki | proxomitron and a few mods of my own
There is also Privoxy Privoxy - Home Page which works in a similar way to Proxomitron.
Maxthon, Greenbrowser and other IE based browsers are missing from the list , except Avant. perhaps there should be an extra option to choose from (combining all these browsers, because basically they are the same).
FF as default; IE for some sites that require it. I have not tried the plugin for FF that’s supposed to make it work for those IE-dependent sites. I probably should.
My computer has Avant, SlimBrowser, and FireFox. I use Firefox for it’s safety and my girlfriend uses the other two for their simplicity. I like FireFox’s flexibility and customization ability.
I wish there was an IE shell browser that corrected some of the security weaknesses in IE7. It would be great if Comodo did that.
May I use this thread to ask about cookie handling: In the Options/Privacy section, if “Accept cookies from site” is unchecked, does this really mean that all cookies are blocked (unless I allow specific addresses in “Exceptions…”)? I’m not missing anything essential here concerning Firefox’s cookie handling?
LeoniAquila,
Yes, you are correct about the cookie handling.
If the box is unchecked it will not accept, or ask to accept cookies.
While silently dealing with the sites on your exception list.
Little Mac,
The IE Tab extension works great. Can even use it for Windows updates.
It just calls up the IE engine within FF.
