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drive-by download
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Etymology
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From the notion of a
drive by shooting
.
Noun
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drive-by download
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drive-by
download
(
plural
drive-by downloads
)
(
computer security
,
Internet
)
A
download
triggered by
scripts
etc. on a
website
, without prompting the
user
, usually for
malicious
purposes.