Asked to run a script to join a meeting

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
May 6, 2025
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I was asked to run a script to connect to a session, is this normal?

I am afraid of malware, etc.

Photo of the code

Meeting Features

storyhub

Community Super Champion | Customer

Your photo says it is from an unknown developer via Google chrome.

1. I do not recommend using Chrome browser because of its violation of privacy (class action court case)

2. Untrusted plugins, scripts, extensions, etc. are high risk.

Z

zzzttAuthor

Newcomer

hi storyhub,

thanks for the reply!

the guy who sent me the link is legit as he's confirmed his identity through X direct message, and mentioned that it is a privacy measure for their company.

yet, is this still risky as normally it is not required to run a script to join meetings? Or is this a way to increase privacy for companies also.

Thanks!

storyhub

Community Super Champion | Customer

Developers can create their own version of Zoom and can conceal the meeting ID and passcode. If once you are in you can see the meeting ID and passcode by opening meeting info then the script really didn't add any security. If the script registers you with the Zoom account that would add a level of security, but a script is not needed to register with Zoom.