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2. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

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   Snap.Do also can download many malicious toolbars, add-ons, and plug-ins like DVDVideoSoftTB, General Crawler, and Save Valet. General Crawler, installed by Snap.do, has been known to use a backdoor process because it re-installs and re-enables itself every time an affected user removes it through their browser(s).

3. Drive-by download - Wikipedia

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   In computer security, a drive-by download is the unintended download of software, typically malicious software. The term "drive-by download" usually refers to a download which was authorized by a user without understanding what is being downloaded, such as in the case of a Trojan horse. In other cases, the term may simply refer to a download ...

4. Typosquatting - Wikipedia

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   To redirect the typo-traffic to a competitor To redirect the typo-traffic back to the brand itself, but through an affiliate link, thus earning commissions from the brand owner's affiliate program As a phishing scheme to mimic the brand's site, while intercepting passwords which the visitor enters unsuspectingly [ 1 ]

5. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

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   A major industry, dedicated to creating revenue by foisting potentially unwanted programs, has grown among the Israeli software industry and is frequently referred to as Download Valley. These companies are responsible for a large part of the download and install tools, [7] which place unwanted, additional software on users' systems. [8] [9] [10]

6. URL redirection - Wikipedia

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   URL redirection, also called URL forwarding, is a World Wide Web technique for making a web page available under more than one URL address. When a web browser attempts to open a URL that has been redirected, a page with a different URL is opened.

7. Malvertising - Wikipedia

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   Those attempting to spread malware place "clean" advertisements on trustworthy sites first in order to gain a good reputation, then they later "insert a virus or spyware in the code behind the ad, and after a mass virus infection is produced, they remove the virus", thus infecting all visitors of the site during that time period.

8. Bagle (computer worm) - Wikipedia

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   [4] [1] Using an HTTP GET request, Bagle.B also informs the virus's programmer that the machine has been successfully infected. [4] [5] Bagle variants, including Bagle.A and Bagle.B, generally have a date at which they stop spreading included in their programming. [6] Computers infected with older versions of Bagle are updated when newer ones ...

9. Storm Worm - Wikipedia

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   According to Symantec, it may also download and run the Trojan.Abwiz.F trojan, and the W32.Mixor.Q@mm worm. [10] The Trojan piggybacks on the spam with names such as "postcard.exe" and "Flash Postcard.exe," with more changes from the original wave as the attack mutates. [11] Some of the known names for the attachments include: [10] Postcard.exe ...