Detect software running from JavaScript in a browser
PoC to demonstrate how local service discovery can be used to violate privacy. - wybiral/wtf
Detect software running from JavaScript in a browser launched on July 6, 2019 with 5 votes, #1,164 of 3,007 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
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Invading privacy by inspecting localhost2019 · github.com · ▲5PoC to demonstrate how local service discovery can be used to violate privacy. - wybiral/wtf
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Javascript Constable2019 · fluxguard.com · ▲67Stop data skimming w/ network activity change detection 🕵️
BrowserTotal: A framework for analyzing browser security posture2025 · browsertotal.com · ▲28Live extension analysis: Point us at a Chrome/Edge/Firefox extension (store URL or CRX). We spin up a safe sandbox and observe it in real time—permissions use, message passing, storage writes, network calls, remote code loading, and UI injections. Package scanning: Paste an npm/package URL or code. We do quick static + dynamic checks: install/postinstall scripts, obfuscation/eval, exfil endpoints, suspicious APIs, and typosquat/reputation signals. AI explainer: An LLM summarizes the behaviors and risk patterns in plain English (why it’s risky, what to verify,…
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