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I haven't faced it. But if you have, this discussion at Pharyngula would fill you in. I use NoScript plugin for Firefox and usually swat all scripts without mercy.

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I can also recommend noscript. A little work tweaking it at start to accept the good pages and you're set for life. Malicious scripts might as well not exist.