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New GitHub user and extension developer claims Twitch’s website has malware (github.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/5184#issuecomment-1829172308

Twitch is a dangerous website, the extension probably won't be back. They could still easily target you at any time and you are just lucky they are sending ads. After some time of using the extension twitch will react and become even more toxic.

Twitch even has a network sniffer in its source code (among other things), its so much worse than just ads, some of these experiments are basically malware/pup that no-one would install on their device willingly, these instances aren't just left over code from some library they are deliberately crafted experiments that are present in the active code path.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The duck did I just read, some AI is attempting SEO or something?

What an absolute garbage statement devoid of any proof nor tbh technical possibility to implement.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

based on the randomly inserted code block that isn't even syntax-correct, to say nothing about how it doesn't even make sense, seems to be a tell tale sign of either 1.) AI generated or 2.) schizophrenic generated

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

hmm, which parts of it aren't syntax correct? see below, they made an extension before pulling it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I don't see an issue in these two lines.

The only thing is that they are most likely not actually successive lines (because otherwise that code would be pretty weird).

I think that the point of the code is only to show the function names.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

MostlyJustBored's account 3 weeks old with no history. We should take whatever that guy says with a grain of salt.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The whole salt cellar.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The whole salt flat *

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Agreed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you should update your post to reflect that, because right now it's kinda clickbaity

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Is “new” good enough?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Suggestions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Take down the unhinged ramblings?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s interesting

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Watching others suffer from mental illness isn't "interesting."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nothing’s confirmed yet, plus I posted this with the interest of having someone knowledgeable try and verify the accusations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Oh! Good news: it's total lunacy, as also indicated by others.

But if that was really your intent, maybe the title should be "Is this real or not?" instead of some clickbaity junk

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure “claim” and “new” already tell you “is this real or not”.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Unhinged amateur who can only read function names overreacts to some boring JavaScript" would be more accurate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
  1. I really doubt that the function names are really there, after all almost all big websites have their JS minified now...
  2. They said "No, I am not just looking at variable names you amateurs." before accusing the other user featured in the screenshot of hacking their computer
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Like I said, unhinged.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I doubt it’s just SEO… The fact that his first attempt at the comment was deleted by uBlock’s team and that his claim to be the developer of a now pulled Twitch adblock extension makes this interesting