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AD Blocker Messge but not using any

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While on https://www.kitco.com/price/precious-metals I got a message I am using an AD blocker. I looked in my extensions and I have none installed. The only two extensions that could possibly be responsible block tracking but do not say they block ad's. However, all I have to do is close the message box and all seems to work properly. So I'm just curious what might be causing this message to pop up

While on https://www.kitco.com/price/precious-metals I got a message I am using an AD blocker. I looked in my extensions and I have none installed. The only two extensions that could possibly be responsible block tracking but do not say they block ad's. However, all I have to do is close the message box and all seems to work properly. So I'm just curious what might be causing this message to pop up
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DDG acts just like a Adblocker itself. But what other 3rd A/V do you have running as that could also be doing the web filtering as well.

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ESET is the only A/V I have other than any Windows products that might be in use. But I haven't made any changes to anything when I started getting the message.

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Does that happen on other Browser others then DDG?

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I rarely use other browsers but I tried Edge and no message with ad's showing. This morning Firefox didn't show the message but no ad's are showing. So since I only have to close the message when it does show up and everything seems to be working fine I won't worry about it. DDG is just the search engine I use within Firefox. I'll wait to close this until you respond

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You can check for issues with Enhanced Tracking Protection and Total Cookie Protection. Firefox shows a purple shield instead of a gray shield at the left end of the location/address bar in case Enhanced Tracking Protection is blocking content.

  • click the shield icon for more detail and possibly disable the protection

You can check the Web Console for relevant-looking messages like about blocked content.

If you use extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) that can block content (Adblock,NoScript,DuckDuckGo PE,Disconnect,Ghostery,uBlock Origin,Malwarebytes), always make sure such extensions do not block content.

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