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imported>Sjwhitak (Created page with "The internet can be a safe place from malware and scams if one is aware of what's going on. Sometimes, when there's a good phishing email, I'll open up [https://portswigger.net/burp burp] to check out what configuration they have and see how they managed to do the things they were doing out of curiosity. When doing something sketchy (clicking phishing links, navigating onion sites, etc.), never: use your real name, give your phone number, give your credit card number, g...") |
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= JavaScript =
JavaScript is typically a safe use in the clearweb and it's almost a requirement for modern websites. On <code>*.onion</code> sites, JavaScript ought to be disabled and Javascript is not disabled by default using the [https://www.torproject.org/ Tor Browser] for some reason.
To disable JavaScript:
1. Navigate to <code>about:config</code>.
2. Search <code>javascript.enabled</code> and set this value to <code>false</code>.
Any site that requires JavaScript on an onion site is malicious or run by an idiot. There's no way to tell, so don't trust the site. If you disable JavaScript and don't just wildly click dubious links, you're relatively safe on any onion site.
If you'd like a fine-tuning of your sites rather than disabling JavaScript for every website, a necessity for adblockers, install [https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix uMatrix] or (as uMatrix is no longer maintained), install [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uBlock Origin] and check the box for <code>I am an advanced user</code>, which will allow for a more confusing manner to disable JavaScript from each domain (no matter what gorhill has been telling us that uMatrix and uBlock are equivalent -- they most definitely are <em>not</em>).
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