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Some toolbar developers use a different approach and make the browser extension inject a JavaScript file in every web page visited by the user. All major browsers support injected toolbars. The code in this file inserts the toolbar as a part of the DOM in every web page. Injected toolbars use essentially the same JavaScript code to draw the ...
On January 6, 2019, Opera banned the Tampermonkey extension from being installed through the Chrome Web Store, claiming it had been identified as malicious. [7] Later, Bleeping Computer was able to determine that a piece of adware called Gom Player would install the Chrome Web Store version of Tampermonkey and likely utilize the extension to facilitate the injection of ads or other malicious ...
NotScripts was a free and open-source extension for Google Chrome, Chromium, and Opera web browsers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] NotScripts blocked execution of JavaScript , Java , Flash , Silverlight , and other plugins and scripted content.
Running strictly JavaScript-based macros was removed in later versions of iMacros browser extensions. However, users could use an alternative browser like Pale Moon, based on older versions of Mozilla Firefox to use JavaScript files for web-based automated testing [7] with Moon Tester Tool. The software has since been discontinued.
NoScript can force the browser to always use HTTPS when establishing connections to some sensitive sites, in order to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. This behavior can be triggered either by the websites themselves, by sending the Strict Transport Security header, or configured by users for those websites that don't support Strict Transport Security yet.
Users who visit pages containing these types of links, (whilst using a browser which employs an indiscriminate link prefetcher), might find that they have been logged out or that their files have been deleted. [14] Additionally, there are a number of criticisms regarding the privacy and resource usage implications of link prefetching:
A browser extension is a software module for customizing a web browser. Browsers typically allow users to install a variety of extensions, including user interface modifications, cookie management, ad blocking, and the custom scripting and styling of web pages.
CEF 3 is a multi-process implementation based on the Chromium Content API and has performance similar to Google Chrome. [6] It uses asynchronous messaging to communicate between the main application process and one or more render processes ( Blink + V8 JavaScript engine).