No, HTML in and of itself cannot execute viruses as it is literally just 'plain text with formatting'. The website won't be able to run ANY malicious scripts if you disable scripts. Use NoScript if you suspect that a site may contain viruses. 417,244+ active users and only 660 stars. NoScript has 645 stars and nscl has 15 stars. Less people know of the GitHub project the NoScript Common Library (nscl). Firefox shows 317,244 active users and Chromium shows 100,000+ users. Most people download the extension directly though their browser. I'll give an example of NoScript which is a great project that you should be using. A secondary benefit is it eliminates most ads and other annoying distractions. The main reason is to reduce my attack surface. I do (with the NoScript browser extension: ). Maybe even use the TOR browser for better anonymity and safety while you're giving these new platforms a test run.Īsk HN: Browsing the web with JavaScript turned off? Use a different name, password, and email if you can.
PSA: We're all ripe for phishing attempts while looking for Reddit alternatives.
