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<blockquote data-quote="Svoll" data-source="post: 578620" data-attributes="member: 57014"><p>This is an awesome read! I even took notes, Sure it would show up on one of my test. Never knew this term before reading your post : <strong>Drive-by-download:</strong> <a href="https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/drive-by-download" target="_blank">This is the term</a> used when speaking of malvertising, malicious web code, fake “required” plugins. It can be installed after you open an email attachement. They are installed sometimes without the user knowing it.</p><p></p><p>Still used today or has it been rename to explots or spoofing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Svoll, post: 578620, member: 57014"] This is an awesome read! I even took notes, Sure it would show up on one of my test. Never knew this term before reading your post : [B]Drive-by-download:[/B] [URL='https://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/drive-by-download']This is the term[/URL] used when speaking of malvertising, malicious web code, fake “required” plugins. It can be installed after you open an email attachement. They are installed sometimes without the user knowing it. Still used today or has it been rename to explots or spoofing? [/QUOTE]
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