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Thanks for the info. I use AdBlock Plus and I love it too. On a related note, what do you think about NoScript? Does it really help prevent attacks these days,
by kijin 15y ago
Thanks for the info. I use AdBlock Plus and I love it too.
On a related note, what do you think about NoScript? Does it really help prevent attacks these days, or are NoScript users just being paranoid? I use NoScript with AdBlock Plus, but so many websites rely on JS these days, it gets annoying pretty quickly.
- rkudeshi 15y agoI wanted to love NoScript, but it broke too many web pages. Trying Ghostery now, seems much more user-friendly.
- RexRollman 15y agoI've tried to leave NoScript a month ago but there are too many asshole website developers out there. But your recommendation is a good one, as I've heard nothing but good things about Ghostery.
- thaumaturgy 15y agoBased on what little I've seen of compromised websites being used to attack visitors, Javascript has been involved in every single case. It might not necessarily be a JS-based exploit, but JS is used to load the actual exploit into the page. But, I'm really not a domain expert on this. I follow things like Sucuri's blog and get maybe a few calls a year from someone with a compromised website, so it's possible that there's a more common attack method that I don't know about. Yeah, I'd love to love and recommend NoScript, but I just can't. JS is becoming too integral to too many websites these days, for everything from navigation to contact forms, and it looks like that's going to be the trend forever at this point. FWIW, I don't think a single one of our clients uses NoScript, so good browser + AB+ + good antivirus software seems to be doing the trick so far.