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The Flat Earth Society => Suggestions & Concerns => Topic started by: Lord Dave on April 19, 2014, 07:05:48 PM

Title: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Lord Dave on April 19, 2014, 07:05:48 PM

Why are so many odd scripts trying to be run on this forum?

I've got NoScript on and it's currently blocking 26 scripts.  Stuff like easyinline.com, tvlsvc.com, peepsvr.com, tanzuku.net, and many more.

Is it just me?

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: fappenhosen on April 19, 2014, 10:29:22 PM

I think its just you.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Thork on April 19, 2014, 10:47:09 PM

Why don't you just inspect the page?

On this page there are a couple of scripts for setting the themes, images, charset etc in the header.
A google analytics script. No surprises there.

In the body some more google muck. A bit moar for themes. One for the quick reply window.

There's 4 others outside the html. One for the topic, one for themes. One is the main page script which makes it viewable on many browsers etc and there is a sha1.js that looks like one of Parsifal's wet dreams as it sets up encoding to use VMs or something under a BSD license.

I don't see anything that wants to wipe my hard drive or sell me Viagra.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Pete Svarrior on April 19, 2014, 11:48:43 PM

I had a quick look just to double-check, and as far as I can tell Google Analytics is the most offensive script we offer. Sounds like it's just you.

If anyone else notices anything suspicious, please let us know.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Lord Dave on April 20, 2014, 01:24:18 AM

Great.  Now I gotta figure out what's injecting scripts into web pages...

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: xasop on April 20, 2014, 05:18:32 AM

I also use NoScript. It's currently allowing scripts from tfes.org, and blocking them from Google Analytics. Nothing else shows up in my NoScript menu.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: fappenhosen on April 20, 2014, 11:36:19 AM

Imma guess you've got some shitty toolbar addon thing that's raeping your browser.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Lord Dave on April 20, 2014, 11:52:48 AM

Quote from: fappenhosen on April 20, 2014, 11:36:19 AM

Imma guess you've got some shitty toolbar addon thing that's raeping your browser.

Except I don't.  Which is bothering me.

Thanks for the input all.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: fappenhosen on April 20, 2014, 04:11:00 PM

Or something has hijacked your exe if you're on windows.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Lord Dave on April 20, 2014, 04:33:01 PM

All is well.
A nice quick malware scan fixed everything.  Yay me.

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: jroa on April 21, 2014, 04:20:21 AM

How did you get malware to begin with?  Sounds like you have not gotten to the root of the problem. 

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Lord Dave on April 21, 2014, 09:29:06 AM

Quote from: jroa on April 21, 2014, 04:20:21 AM

How did you get malware to begin with?  Sounds like you have not gotten to the root of the problem.

It was adware, nothing malicious.  I think I know where I got it from. 

Title: Re: Scripts on the forum
Post by: Ghost of V on April 21, 2014, 05:09:55 PM

Quote from: Lord Dave on April 21, 2014, 09:29:06 AM

I think I know where I got it from.

I'm sure you do...