Whelp, here we go again

  • evilgiraffe666@ttrpg.network
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    1 year ago

    I cannot vouch for it, but this is their explanation: https://github.com/dhowe/AdNauseam/wiki/FAQ#does-adnauseams-clicking-put-me-at-risk-for-malicious-ads-or-ransomware

    Does AdNauseam’s clicking put me at risk for malicious Ads or ransomware?

    Absolutely not. AdNauseam simulates clicks on Ads by issuing an AJAX request to the adserver in a background process. This request is made without opening any additional windows or pages on your computer. The text-only request is safely discarded by AdNauseam before it has a chance to execute in the browser (no DOM is constructed and no code is ever allowed to run). Further, all cookies from AdNauseam’s visits are automatically blocked before they reach the browser’s local storage.

    • Neotecha (She/her)@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      As a software engineer, I can’t speak about their actual implementation, but I can vouch that it’s a technically sound response, as far as blocking malicious ads from executing code from your browser.

      However, I don’t know what headers or parameters are being sent with the request. It’s possible that a malicious ad could still track you using that metadata, so heads up on that