a method by which malware takes control of a device when a user unknowingly visits an infected website
The malware can infect an Android smartphone or tablet if the user browses the wrong site, in so called drive-by-download attacks.
Submitted from: United Kingdom on 06/07/2016
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The expression drive-by download has been around since about 2002, though it has gained currency more recently in the context of increasing concern about escalating problems with Internet security and Internet-based identity fraud. An alternative term used in the same context is drive-by install / installation.