This is completely random from Web site to Web site and even from page to page in a given Web site. The other main annoyance I have with Firefox is its habit of erasing the file name from the Save Page file picker dialog when you change the directory to which one is trying to save the Web page. I don’t know whether it is Firefox’s interaction with the video drivers in Linux or whether it is Firefox’s utterly crappy memory management that causes this, but it happens every few weeks and has for some time under various versions of Firefox. I’ve regularly had Firefox completely jump to 100% CPU and freeze my openSUSE Linux box, requiring a power button reset. At least by trying out NoScript this will give one a better overall picture on what happens each time you visit a web site.įirefox doesn’t need this to crash Linux. Again, most scripting isn’t malicious at all, but when there is a problem even if it’s not a security matter, there are frequent privacy-related issues.
FIREFOX CRASHES WHEN OPENIN SECOND WINDOW INSTALL
If anything, install NoScript just temporarily to get a handle on just how pervasive the JavaScript issue actually is. There is a lot of user interaction involved, something some just don’t want to bother with. NoScript is one tool to rely upon to manage that flood of JavaScript, but it isn’t for everyone.
In reality, almost any web site you might go to these days will be running a lot of JavaScript in the background (emphasis on ‘a lot’), most just being a part of the site’s functionality and presentation but occasionally some being very malicious by doing things like inserting unwanted code into your browser, or adding tracking cookies, etc.
For the uninitiated, NoScript is definitely not something to implement for a typical user, its target audience is for more advanced people who intentionally want more granular control over their web browsing habits.įalsely maligning it as ‘worst crapware ever’ is more opinion than factual and not helpful in any way, sadly a pervasive problem in our current culture where anything one doesn’t like or understand is tagged as distasteful.
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