Re: Runaway javascript

From	Jeff Layman <jmlayman@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.software.firefox
Subject	Re: Runaway javascript
Date	2021-04-16 08:25 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<s5be5t$ika$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 16/04/2021 00:13, WaltS48 wrote:
> On 4/15/21 6:50 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>> I use NoScript to control what javascript I allow, like the rest of you.
>> When I get a runaway script, it takes a while to get notified, sometimes
>> minutes. Sometimes the script is due to another extension.
>>
>> I've got about:restartrequired bookmarked on the toolbar but that won't
>> immediately stop the script and restart until there's some sort of break
>> in the script.
>>
>> Short of rebooting the computer, what do you guys do to figure out what
>> script has run away and to stop it immediately?
>>
> 
> I don't use NoScript.
> 
> Try <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/njs/>

I've been using a similar JS blocker with Pale Moon for a couple of 
years, mainly to stop those "no right click" scripts. AFAIR it's a JS 
go/stop on page reload. I don't think it works once the errant script 
has started running.

Is the FF addon you linked to able to stop a script once it's running? 
Like the OP, I've had occasional scripts which completely lock the 
browser. I've even had one which required a cold reboot - I couldn't 
even get a terminal up.

-- 

Jeff

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