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kentonvyesterday at 9:09 PM4 repliesview on HN

archive.is is malicious -- as in, uses your browser to launch DDoS attacks, and other things.

Stop using it.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-a...


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BeetleByesterday at 10:27 PM

Is the person behind archive.today the same operator as archive.is?

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ReptileMantoday at 7:24 AM

Just run in the console window=null and you are good. It is valuable service until the websites get their shit together and finally fix their payments model.

cubefoxyesterday at 9:33 PM

> archive.is is malicious -- as in, uses your browser to launch DDoS attacks, and other things.

I think the attack was itself a response to a doxxing attempt. Also, archive.is being a free service doesn't quite fit with claiming they are malicious. The overall picture seems still positive.

haartsyesterday at 9:25 PM

Is there an alternative?

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