Ask HN: Crooked Timber showed showed me a virus captcha, What now?

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cybersecuritycaptchamalicious scriptprotection methods

Author: Jgoauh

Date: 7/28/2026

Article Summary:
A user encounters a suspicious captcha that attempts to run a malicious script on their machine, prompting questions on how to protect oneself from such scams.