I’m running into a weird issue when browsing with my security settings maxed out. I have my browser configured to block JavaScript completely using the highest security level available. But when I navigate to this particular website, I keep getting a warning message that says something like ‘JavaScript is active on your system and this creates security risks! Turn it off right now!’
This is confusing because I’m pretty sure I have all scripting disabled already. My browser is set to the most restrictive security mode possible. So why would I be seeing this alert? Is there something I’m missing in my configuration, or could this just be a generic warning that shows up regardless of your actual settings? Any help would be appreciated.
Sounds like a false positive from the website itself. I ran into something similar last year when testing different security setups. That warning you’re seeing is probably just hardcoded into the site’s HTML or CSS - it’s not actually detecting JavaScript. Some sites throw up these generic security warnings no matter what your browser’s doing with scripts. Want to double-check if your JavaScript is really disabled? Hit up browserleaks.com or similar testing sites that show your browser capabilities. If those confirm scripts are blocked, then you’re just dealing with crappy website design, not a real security issue.
totally get why ur confused! that warning is kinda common on certain sites. some might still show it even when js is off. if u wanna be sure, check ur dev tools to see if any scripts are running. gl!
I’ve hit this exact problem before and it drove me crazy until I figured it out. That warning isn’t coming from JavaScript - it’s generated server-side. Tons of sites detect your browser setup or user agent and spit out these warnings as plain HTML, completely bypassing your script blockers. The site’s probably reading your browser headers or using other server tricks to check your setup. Could also be the warning’s baked into a CSS file or just plain HTML text that loads before your blocking kicks in. Check the page source and see if that warning text is right there in the HTML markup. If it is, that proves it’s not JavaScript causing the alert.