[Novalug] Does NoScript cross the line between adware and malware? (fwd)

Mike Shade mshade@mshade.org
Sat May 2 16:46:30 EDT 2009


I'd say it's a pretty crappy thing to do.  Especially since the extension
updates so regularly, forcing a page view of the ad-loaded page.  Beyond
that, the code added to NoScript that tampers with ABP's whitelist is
obfuscated in an attempt to hide its function.  It may not be malware, but
it's certainly malicious, at least towards ABP.

-- Mike

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sábado 02 Mayo 2009 12:16:31 PM Beartooth wrote:
> >
> >       This is from one of the lists at news.grc.com (Steve
> > Gibson's outfit). Any comments??
>
> I'd say I don't care because NoScript is a valuable enough extension.
>
> And it's certainly not malware.
>
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