[Javascript] RE: Mangling of Code

[Chris Tifer]

The easy way to determine if it's norton would be to have them disable it.
Also, we found the way to keep Norton from mangling the HTML for the image
was to change the image name. It's possible that Norton has a record where
init.js is some sort of exploit.

I would change the include's name to something else first. If that fails,
ask
the user if they'd try turning off Norton. If neither of those fix it,
there's something
else wrong, but I don't see why an ISP would determine for users that JS
code is bad. If they do, it's the ISP that is doing the bad thing here...

Chris Tifer
http://emailajoke.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Hoskin" <craig at infobahn.co.nz>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] RE: Mangling of Code


> Hi everyone
>
> Thanks for all the replies and the confirmation that it isn't a Bug in a
> browser etc.
>
> I should possibly have clarified a little further at the onset.  Its a
> WWW site we designed for a client, and its one of the "registered users"
> on this site having problems.  This person is accessing from home, so its
> not a 'corporate' decision etc of theirs.
>
> It appears that they are with a large Aussie ISP and also have Norton
> Internet Security installed, so it boils down to
> * Has the ISP started a proxy modification to cause this or, and more
> likely
> * NOrton is mangling the code.
>
> Thanks for everyones help.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Andrew Gibson" <andyg at ihug.co.nz>
> To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:34:21 +1200
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] RE: Mangling of Code
>
> > I've missed most of this thread, but a simple solution would be to
> > change
> > providers.
> >
> > I suspect they think they are being clever, most probably advertising
> > their
> > hosted sites as being advertising/popup free.
> >
> > Andrew Gibson
> >
> > ============================================
> > Subject: [Javascript] RE: Mangling of Code
> >
> >
> > Craig,
> >
> > If the company is determined enough to nix Javascript that they're
> > physically altering incoming pages, I don't think there's much you can
> > do
> > about it (check with their network admin to be sure).  I'd love to be
> > wrong,
> > but it sounds like paranoia wins this time.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: Craig Hoskin [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of
> > |Craig Hoskin
> > |
> > |Hi everyone
> > |
> > |Ive been searching everywhere for a possible answer to this and am
> > |finally  at my wits end to find an answer.
> > |
> > |Got one customer on a clients WWW Site who basically can't access
> > |portions of the site because of what appears to be a corruption of
> > |the Javascript code.
> > |
> > |For example. We have an init script which detects browsers and
> > |shows appropriate StyleSheets.  She sees the site without an
> > |StyleSheet applied.
> > |We have a page which does a redirect after login to a secure area.
> > | We use Javascript for this ... and it doesn't work.
> > |
> > |When she views the source of a page she sees for example:
> > |
> > |<!--IPT SRC="/jscript/init.js" language="JavaScript"></SCRI-->
> > |
> > |and
> > |
> > |<!--ipt language="JavaScript">
> > | Stuff in here
> > |</scri-->
> > |
> > |Something is systematically destroying the Javascript code.
> > |
> > |Ive sent her browser to an online page for testing Javascript ...
> > |and it returns no results at all.  So something is stuffing things
> > |for her.  She has Scripting enabled in her Browser (MSIE).
> > |
> > |Any ideas anyone?  Anyone seen anything like this?
> > |Im pretty much supposing that there is a Firewall in between
> > |contributing to this.
> > |
> > |Cheers
> > |
> > |Craig
> > |PS.  If this is too far off topic ... please excuse me ... but
> > |please please point me in a direction where I might find some info
> > |on this :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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