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http://couchtuner.city/1/ncis-los-angeles-s7-e3-driving-miss-diaz/
thevideo.me contains a script which generates a popup.

Click page source and then find this
src="http://thevideo.me/embed-akrmezezahie-540x330.html" and follow it. you will see the script

 

Don't try do it with uBlock, block popups with your browser.

Chrome: Content settings -> Do not allow any site to show popups (recommended) ... tick also Block third-party cookies and site data, since uBlock won't block cookies.
Firefox: Content -> Block pop-up windows ... tick also Privacy->History -> Accept cookies from sites -> Accept third-party cookies, Never.

EDIT:
I tested your video only with Chrome and had also the Content settings -> Let me choose when to run plugin content ticked. That is smart to do also when running uBlock Origin.

UblockO has also this https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-user-interface , search 'No popups', that I did not check if it fails on that site, because of the browser setting I have.

 

I am not getting any pop-ups on this site (thevideo.me).
Maybe as @Jarmo P pointed, it is my browser settings coming into play.

However, if you want to be sure to block all kind of popups from this site, try adding below rule, and let us know, if it works for u..

Code:

no-popups: thevideo.me true

 

if you like to try, switch to latest dev version 1.2.0rc2...add below rule in "my filters" tab..

Code:

tweaktown.com##script:contains(adBlockNotDetected)

this blocks specific inline script..

 

So I am using Firefox with the settings Jarmo P suggested and I still see the popup. Also, the suggestion from harsha_mic did not work. Any ideas?

 

browser - ?
uBlock Version - ?
uBlock Filter Lists - ?
And post a screenshot of the the logger...

Also, i am not at home so, cannot open that site again to debug completely till i go home..

 

I checked your video also on Firefox, something about a girl and some officer and then another one comes. No popups with the settings I wrote previously, stopping and then starting the video.

What I did with uBlock, I nooped both scripts and frames on the site: http://couchtuner.city/1/ncis-los-angeles-s7-e3-driving-miss-diaz/ I did not bother to go into special uBlockO 3rd party local noop rules. That should mean running uBlockO with only static filtering and have the dynamic filtering disabled. The default installation settings of the uBlock.

I ran it in Sandboxie default box, which is the only thing to allow to strange sites media sites like that. But DefaultBox it was so SBIE was not restricting any. First time I tried to run it the flash or whatever it was asked to reload as it crashed. Might be a sign that my Firefox profile is not so good, but anyways after reloading the page the video worked fine with no popups starting and stopping the video. No popups at all from the site.

Firefox is the latest and also the Flash plugin, as far as I know. So If you get popups, it might be a sign that your browser profile is maybe corrupted?

EDIT:
I had a setting in Firefox -> Addons/Plugins -> Flash - Ask to activate. If that might help as all the stuff needed first downloads and then I chose to run the plugin.

 

I'm having a problem on one of my Win7 systems where I wanted to install ublock. When I check 'I am an advanced user' in settings, it has no effect and does not show dynamic filtering when selecting the uBlock Origin icon. I'm using Firefox 41.0.1. Works fine on my other systems. Any ideas?

 

You have to click the + sign to the left of "requests blocked".

 

Oh boy, I don't recall having had to do this before. I never took notice of that + sign until you mentioned it. Previously, IIRC all I did was to enable this option in settings and it automatically caused the pop-up to expand with the dynamic filtering. I just tried disabling and enabling via settings and that toggles the display on my other system. All I see is a - when expanded and blank when collapsed (no + sign with v1.1.1). I think 1.2.1 may have changed that behavior a bit. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

Hi rethink. I use Firefox, for testing I disabled Adblock plus, unticked Block pop up windows in Firefox Options and allowed the 4 scripts that are needed to view the video, I don't get a pop up. Also for testing, even after allowing scripts to run from thevideo.me, I still don't get the pop up. I am using NoScript.

Thanks for posting that link. I ll be checking this out during the weekend.
http://couchtuner.city/1/narcos-s1-e1-descenso/

Bo

 

@bo elam
Sorry OT folks,
but this is great series

 

If you have "Fanboy+Easylist-Merged Ultimate List" selected, then below two requests are blocked -
https://thevideo.me/js/ads.js per filter /js/ads.
https://thevideo.me/js/trackit.js?0.002 per filter /trackit.js

And you would have to allow both the requests, to properly watch the video..

However, with the recent update of uBlock to 1.2.0, you dont have to enable above requests. Instead, i added below rule, which foils the specific inline script..

Code:

thevideo.me##script:contains(adsShowPopup)

 

I have all 3rd party blocked globally, how would I whitelist a site from blocking 3rd party stuff only? Facebook is broken and I want to view the 3rd party content.

 

Hi Harsha. I checked the site in two computers with different systems, in neither one I have to allow thevideome to watch videos. And about the pop up, even if I allow thevideome, I still dont get one. But remember, I am using NoScript.

Bo

 

Ok Bo, Can you check the logger and see if those requests are blocked or allowed?

And i am not talking about pop-up here, just prior to v.1.2.0, i would have to allow those two requests, but now, i don't need it with my custom filter..

 

You can try to "noop" the content you want to allow in the far right column. This will disable dynamic filtering while retaining static filtering.

 

Harsha, remember, I am using NoScript. Allowing or not allowing thevideome doesn't make a difference, either way videos plays fine,

Bo

 

Regarding the website http://couchtuner.city/1/ncis-los-angeles-s7-e3-driving-miss-diaz/ I watched this with no popups and I don't use noScript. Only use uBlock Origin Dynamic filtering.(check my signature) Noop: third party filters,couchturner.city and allmyvideos.net. See below.

 

I think i may not have explained it clear. Also, tested with NoScript

Try these steps -

1. Install any ad-blocker, (have Fanboy+Easylist-Merged Ultimate List selected)
2. Open "http://thevideo.me/cqp1ecu49o16"
3. You will see below two requests blocked (see the screenshot)
4. And you cannot play the video if you have above two requests blocked, unless you allow it. It does not matter if NoScript is installed or not.

Only way to play the video, is to have the above requests unblocked, or have inline script foiled (new feature in uBlock v1.2.0)

 

Yes, for that site I have to allow thevideome to play videos. I have been talking about couchtuner, one of the 2 sites linked by rethink and for which he mentioned the popup.

Bo

 

No, the player cause the popup for me. I do not get pop-us in couchtuner

 

The grey color means noop in your screen? I wish there was tooltips when hovering the cells

 

grey = noop
green = allow
red = block

Noop means disable dynamic filtering, but have the static filtering based on 3rd-party filters on.
Allow means disabling also the static filtering.

Local first party restricted rules are made on the right column, recommended.
If you want to whitelist a site/domain everywhere as 3rd-party, like maybe youtube.com, then make global rules on the left column. "Noop" youtube.com and ytimg.com in that case.

Thats it, uBO is in medium mode a dead simple to understand scripts and frames blocker.

 

Thanks for the info