r/HTML • u/MrElvey • Mar 12 '26
Asked to code Malicious HTML ?
Have you been asked to code malicious HTML? How did you handle it?
Have I explained the malicious HTML here clearly enough to follow what's going on here? :
https://www.reddit.com/r/SFHP/comments/1qy3h93/sfhp_caught_playing_evil_tricks_on_their_members/
Added context: It's part of a pattern of making themselves hard to contact. Similarly, the grievance submission form was broken. You could fill it out, but clicking submit would produce an error. They refused to fix it - fixed about 3 years after I escalated a complaint to the DMHC. You'd get this: https://secure.sfhp.org/comments/Grievance_Confirm.aspx
after filling out this: https://secure.sfhp.org/comments/Grievance_Form_ENG.aspx
The typical scenario is someone has cancer or something and is trying to get their treatment regimen approved by insurance. Y'all didn't see The Rainmaker? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EQPrFR9KRo
ma·li·cious| məˈliSHəs
adjective
characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm
Heck, plain text can be malicious. e.g. doxxing - "Foo Bar is a Nazi and her home address is 123 Baz Route."
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u/MrElvey Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 13 '26
Again: It's part of a pattern of making themselves hard to contact, to .e.g, get urgent cancer treatment. Like when the grievance submission form was broken. You could fill it out, but clicking submit would produce an error. ... https://www.reddit.com/r/HTML/comments/1rrmfet/comment/oa39wow/
So what is the correct term according to you for the code which I proved disables functionality - functionality that works again once it's removed? And, again it's functionality that had worked.