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BLADE: Hacking Away at Drive-By Downloads

The online version of Technology Review today carries a story I wrote about a government funded research group that is preparing to release a new free tool designed to block “drive-by downloads,” attacks in which the mere act of visiting a hacked or malicious Web site results in the installation of an unwanted program, usually without the visitor’s consent or knowledge.

Full Article (Krebs on Security - krebsonsecurity.com)




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