I saw this in v2.6.9.6 NoScript changelog: There's a thread about this at https://forums.informaction.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=20343.
FYI. The most important fix in Version 2.6.9.8 was... Both URLVoid and VirusTotal would not work yesterday; they are fine now, after the fix.
I am still using 2.6.9.3 but just now tested all the versions up to 2.6.9.8. Virus Total was broken by 2.6.9.7. And indeed, the problem was fixed in 2.6.9.8. Bo
Ah, NoScript. I remember questioning the point of it when I had SBIE and all those other security software on Firefox. Never got used to whitelisting scripts, too much of an explorer of the web for that. But thanks to tools like uBlock, I can blacklist scripts and still have som protection with far less hassle.
Hi J L, you can black list as well as white list domains with NoScript. I think its best to do a little bit of both. Thats what I do. In my mind, I have a third list, its a short list, I call it the Limbo list. My Limbo sites are not white listed or black listed but are sites that I rarely allow but do sometimes in specific sites. This sites are in my mind, I know what they are and know the specific sites where I allow them. Using NoScript is very easy and not a hassle, J L. Sandboxie and NoScript, Why? Very simple. Distractions that move, flashing ads, all of that disappears. Using NoScript makes it easier to focus on whats important in webpages. Pages load faster, less resources are used. An example, I have a few sites that I go to regularly that execute scripts from 11 or more domains but by whitelisting and blacklisting sites, only three of the eleven domains load scripts. Bo
True, but with all the no-brainer adblockers these days, I'm spoilt for choice. Did try whitelisting third-party scripts on uBlock, but got tired of it in the end.
I never tried UBlock and probably never will. But if you take the practical approach to NoScript, after a while, all of the sudden, things start making sense. And even when you go to a new site that might load script from 20 domains, just by looking at the names, you can pretty much tell what not to allow and if you are a SBIE user, you can practice sandboxed. Do trial and error to figure the sites that are required to allow for you to do what you do in that site. And then after you know what to allow, you do it in another sandbox were you allow NoScript to save its settings out of the sandbox. Thats what I do. Bo
I haven't upgraded since v 2.6.8.16. I don't like what they've done since then, plus many of the chances have been to accommodate Australis which I do not and will not use.
NoScript Flaw dated July 1, 2015 Related: Script-blocker NoScript lets in ANYTHING from googleapis.com -- Tom
You can delete default white listed sites and create your own white list (and black list). Thats what I do. Bo