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Checking if a JavaScript native function is monkey patched (2022)

>// Store a reference of the original "clean" native function before any >// other script has a chance to modify it.

joke is on you, adblock loads first and there is no way you will grab unmodified functions to detect it

"malicious" according to who? Somehow this article makes me think those trying to do things like this are on the pro-DRM side, which I absolutely abhor. The slow and forceful insertion of JS where it's not needed means users will increasingly need to inject and modify JS to retain control of their experience.

4 months agoby userbinator

of course one can simply monkey patch `toString`, or provide a symbol such that an object stringifies to that value, but sure

4 months agoby sgammon

What is this even good for? When someone decides you now run in a JS emulator, why should you care and try to break out?

4 months agoby 1718627440