Safari adblock not blocking ads anymore...

Hi,
I have been using Safari adblock for a long time now. However, it is no longer blocking any ads even in common websites like cnn.com or news.bbc.co.uk. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing and made sure safari is running in 32 bit mode. But it doesn't seem to work. Did any one face a similar problem?

I am having the same problem and it started today and manifests itself on two separate MacBook Pros
- Both running Safari AdBlock 0.4.0 RC3.
- One laptop is running Leopard the other Snow Leopard.
- The Laptop running Snow Leopard is running Safari in 32-Bit mode.
- In Safari>Preferences>Security> Block pop-up windows is enabled
- In Safari>Preferences>Ad Block> is enabled
- Safari>Block Popup windows> is checked
Since this thread is marked as answered I created a separate thread to continue this discussion.
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2296367&tstart=0>
Message was edited by: MechanicalMonster

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