No user interaction is required for the infection to occur. _ A drive-by attack is a type of cyberattack in which a user is unknowingly infected with malware by visiting a compromised website
• Used by attackers to distribute malware through legitimate websites that have been compromised.• Employed in phishing campaigns to trick users into visiting malicious websites that execute drive-by downloads.
When a user visits the site, the code exploits vulnerabilities in the user’s browser or plugins to install malware. In a drive-by attack, attackers inject malicious code into a legitimate website
Symptoms may include unusual browser behavior, slow performance, and the sudden appearance of unfamiliar files or programs on a device.
Users can protect against drive-by attacks by keeping browsers and plugins up to date, enabling pop-up blockers, and avoiding suspicious websites.
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