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drive-by download
[ drahyv-bahy doun-lohd ]
noun
- the installation of a virus or malware onto a computer or mobile device without the owner’s knowledge, occurring when a compromised website or email is merely viewed, without having to click on a link therein.
drive-by download
noun
- an incidence of an unwanted program being automatically downloaded to a computer, often without the user's knowledge
Word History and Origins
Origin of drive-by download1
Example Sentences
He believes the end of support for most Android users “could definitely raise the number of drive-by download attacks for Android, but the majority of malware infections will still come from willingly installed malicious apps”.
A drive-by download web toolkit, which includes updates and 24/7 support, can be rented for $100 to $700 a week.
When victims visit the site from their mobile phone, they inadvertently download the code, in what is known as a “drive-by download.”
Not by a self-replicating virus or drive-by download malware, which are the vectors with which consumers are most familiar.
Victims get infected with the ransomware through a method known as a “drive-by download” in which they simply need visit a website — in some cases a pornography site — to inadvertently download the ransomware onto their machine.
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