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Mediafire and XSS

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:40 am
by megaman
When I try to download stuff from MediaFire, XSS keeps popping up preventing the download unless I allow it. The problem is that I download a lot from there, so it keeps popping up since each(or therefore every other) pop-up keeps having a new number.
I simply allow and the download begins, nothing else happens. If something else were to happen, it might just be a script that NoScript might be blocking so no effect, and I also use uBlock so nothing out of the ordinary, just preventing a download unless I allow the XSS. I heed the warning but so far no problems to report if any infections, for the past weeks. Of course, the option would be to disable XSS, but I like it on for many other random sites that I might stumble on due to research. For now, I'll disable it hopefully I don't forget to turn it back on.

https://i.gyazo.com/994a9d19ee6f2f5ca30 ... a48ac1.png
As you can see, the image has downloadXXXX.mediafire where XXXX generates different numbers, thus new pop-up about the matter.

Re: Mediafire and XSS

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:53 am
by barbaz
That warning looks like a false positive to me. It's probably safe to allow.

Re: Mediafire and XSS

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:06 am
by megaman
barbaz wrote:That warning looks like a false positive to me. It's probably safe to allow.
Thanks for the heads up. I'm still wondering how I can stop it from popping up every other download. For now, I'll disable XSS while using Mediafire.