drive-by download

drive-by download
 n.β€” Β«In some cases, people are not even asked whether they want the software. It just installs on the hard driveβ€”a particularly troublesome tactic that some have dubbed “drive-by download.”Β» β€”β€œWeb surfers brace for pop-up downloads” by Stefanie Olsen CNET News.com Apr. 8, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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