malicious code

collocation in English

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malicious
adjective
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/məˈlɪʃ.əs/us
/məˈlɪʃ.əs/
intended to harm or upset ...
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code
noun
uk
/kəʊd/us
/koʊd/
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more ...
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(Definition ofmaliciousandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have, in particular, included provisions to penalise the use of tools such asmaliciouscodethat are used to create so-called botnets, which have been used by criminals.
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Maliciouscodealso includes spyware, which are deceptive programs, installed without authorization, that monitor a consumers activities without their consent.
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Hardware-set permission levels make it much more difficult formaliciouscodeto take control of the system.
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In fact, in this way the attacker simply calls preexisting functions without the need to injectmaliciouscodeinto a program.
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To guard againstmaliciouscode, all resources beyond the basic memory allocation are required to be granted to each script.
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This preventsmaliciouscodefrom being inserted into an existing package, and so gaining access to package-scoped classes and data.
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The chance of the end-user being exposed tomaliciouscodewhen dealing with cracked applications or games is more than 50%.
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It stops viruses and othermaliciouscodebefore they spread to end-usersdesktops and corporate servers.
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The firmware in receivers themselves can not be overwritten withmaliciouscodevia satellite as provider-issued receivers are.
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A source file can be overwritten such that it includes a call to somemaliciouscode.
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It will download large portions of the website and injectmaliciouscodeinto the website's files before uploading the files back onto the server.
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Provisions addressed the distribution ofmaliciouscodeand denial of service attacks.
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It is the responsibility of the website developers to filter out suchmaliciouscode.
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As a consequence, these security properties can be established and maintained in the presence of new objects that contain unknown and possiblymaliciouscode.
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However, hackers may inject vulnerable and popular websites withmaliciouscodein order to spread the infection once users visit these sites.
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Antivirus can be used to prevent propagation ofmaliciouscode.
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Sality was first discovered in 2003 and has advanced over the years to become a dynamic, enduring and full-featured form ofmaliciouscode.
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An attacker will alter a variable that is passed to one of these functions to cause it to includemaliciouscodefrom a remote resource.
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In this case, the person placing themaliciouscodeneed not crack the passwords to the organizational network, the legitimate user has provided access via a normal and routine log-in.
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Once found, they can infect systems withmaliciouscodeand then remotely control the system or computer by sending commands to view content or to disrupt other computers.
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