Szczuku Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 A while back someone made a post on how wiki triggered their antivirus or something like that and one of the wiki mods said they'd look into it. I'd like to know if there's still a possibility of a virus being present on fandom wiki or if it's safe Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlZalph Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Not sure, but you really should be using an ad blocker for browsing. It costs you more in CPU power alone to run any of those advertisement scripts than what the owner gets back for your view. Then there's the obvious "don't download things that weren't initialized by you, and don't install anything that isn't what you were trying to get". Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1223761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxposting Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 It should be quite the safew one i had to Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1223775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenomeSquirrel Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 No, the problem comes from the ads, and even if that particular ad was removed, it’s easy to make another. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1223777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ornge Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 The wiki is safe. I use it all the time. People just like being afraid of nothing Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1223817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auth Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 The wiki itself is safe. The ads on it aren't. I use ublock origin (and it's the only one I can really recommend in good faith) and it does the job really well. I guess my point is, @CarlZalph is correct and also cool and you should listen to a cool kid like him. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1223979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Variant Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 It's safe, still loads of missing info on it though but you should be fine as the others have said. Ad blocker and whatnot. If anything, just pull a Wolfgang and FLEX on the ads. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1224059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maradyne Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Legit I just keep JavaScript and Flash Player disabled most of the time when browsing anywhere. Makes some sites think that I have an adblocker because their ad service can't automatically kick the door down and do spooky stuff with my computer, but it keeps things really safe. You'd be surprised at how rarely those extensions are actually necessary for site functionality. Learned my lesson regarding that from the DeviantArt ad hack eons ago. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/108709-sooo-is-wiki-safew-now/#findComment-1224105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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