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How can I completely block CHAT. I never want to see a pop-up inviting me to chat. It's always spam.

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I want to block all chat invitations. Never see any chat for anything.

I want to block all chat invitations. Never see any chat for anything.

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Chatting is usually done via a Java applet, so you can try to disable the Java plugin in Tools > Add-ons > Plugins and only enable it when you need it.

QuickJava: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1237


Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
  2. Java Plug-in 1.6.0_13 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.