drive-by download
noun[C]
informaluk/ˌdraɪv.baɪ ˈdaʊn.ləʊd/us/ˌdraɪv.baɪ ˈdaʊn.loʊd/anoccasionwhen someone is made todownloadsoftware, usuallyharmfulsoftware(=copyormoveit ontotheircomputer), from theinternetwithout themintendingto do it orrealizingthat they are doing it:
Thisdrive-bydownloadpresentsitself as aninnocuousad.
- Thepagecontainsmaliciouscodethatforcestheinstallationofspyware, somethingknownas a "drive-bydownload".
- Adrive-bydownloadrelies onhiddencodeinwebpages.
- Drive-bydownloadsmayhappenwhenclickingtodismisswhatlookslike aharmlesspop-upad.
- Afixwasreleasedforsecurityflawsthatexposeuserstomaliciousdrive-bydownloadattackswhenbrowsing.
Operating computers
- admin
- aliasing
- always-on
- backsomeoneup
- black hat
- computerate
- computerize
- drill down
- enter
- escape
- interface
- keyboarder
- miswrite
- mouse oversomething
- munging
- navigational
- networking
- scroll
- ticket
- uninstall