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_kbh_ · 2019-08-04 04:50:12

Yeah, it generally returns some variant of information about the technology that is powering a web application such as ASP.Net or express.

aaren | karma 317 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2013-12-29 17:40:39

Ah ok, it is just getting all of the info that a website could potentially get from your browser.

stereo | karma 1112 | avg karma 4.45 · | 2017-06-20 14:44:07+00:00

Probably communication with the browser over a kind of web API.

ThomPete | karma 14822 | avg karma 1.78 · | 2019-02-09 20:09:49+00:00

Interesting. So this could be used internally in a web app i guess.

jbverschoor | karma 6661 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2019-07-03 12:21:56+00:00

Nah, it does not power the web in any way. It is a html/java script application framework.

Nginx powers the web. Chrome powers the web. Rails powers the web.

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hiram112 | karma 866 | avg karma 0.99 · | 2017-10-12 07:04:52

Good writeup on the reverse engineering.

I'm still a little confused as to what the code was doing, though. It gathers statistics about your user machine (none of which seemed too personal - basically IP, OS, country, etc).

But then what is it doing? Opening a virtual browser or simulating clicks to some ad network?

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amichal | karma 813 | avg karma 3.46 · | 2017-06-29 19:11:35+00:00

Or server-side. We used it to provide quick insight into API useage with a tool the client was already using

cyounkins | karma 1021 | avg karma 4.52 · | 2022-01-05 00:03:25

This is more than just a browser extension right? The data displayed comes from a server component?

lhaussknecht | karma 60 | avg karma 1.94 · | 2016-02-18 08:31:59+00:00

AFAIK yes. The spec defines the high-level API you use withing the browser.

kagevf | karma 210 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2023-07-20 15:23:37

That's definitely server side JS, but I thought the person I was replying to meant a web server that was written in JS, but I suppose "powered" could mean that it just runs JS.

I saw that link elsewhere in this thread after my reply, and I also thought that this might have been what was being referred to.

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philip1209 | karma 11376 | avg karma 5.07 · | 2014-07-19 03:34:29

Check out the browser extension "wappalyzer" which helps to identify technologies used on websites. It shows that the website you link to has some decently advanced stuff going on, including backbone.js and a windows server api.

bionsuba | karma 489 | avg karma 3.88 · | 2015-11-28 00:45:24+00:00

Is there any more information on this that is more accessible to someone who is just a web-dev?

janosdebugs | karma 1557 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2023-10-27 22:50:21

The browser connection API maybe?

pjmlp | karma 109153 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2013-02-12 03:10:17

Ah the web engine that has a different set of features depending on the browser that uses it.

themgt | karma 7131 | avg karma 8.31 · | 2012-05-31 13:12:03

Yep - the web page is a client-side app, proactively warning the user about problems in the network

ahartmetz | karma 4714 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2022-08-02 07:22:58

Transistors, OS kernel, server runtime, server, client runtime (+ transistors, OS kernel), client, UX design, business matters.

But how it's used? A browser-based client and a bit of server code probably.

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borisjabes | karma 1115 | avg karma 7.01 · | 2014-09-04 14:53:04+00:00

It's server-side and the browser extension unpacks the result.

barrkel | karma 34063 | avg karma 3.87 · | 2016-03-09 14:13:21+00:00

The thing being described is basically a custom web browser.

villain | karma 2 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2019-08-13 03:13:47+00:00

It's a shared code base with the web application.

tazu | karma 602 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2024-06-26 18:19:01

By the performance of it, probably some bloated server-side Javascript running on a toaster.