Definition of malvertising in English:
malvertising
nounˈmalvəˌtʌɪzɪŋˈmælvərˌtaɪzɪŋ
mass noun1The practice of incorporating malware in online advertisements.
one of the most well-known methods of malvertising is clickjacking
as modifier a virulent malvertising campaign
Example sentencesExamples
- The calls come after the malvertising attacks, in which fake ads are placed on well-known sites, reaching millions of people through names they trust.
- They are among the websites that fell victim to malvertising, and thus they passed infections on to their readers.
- A growing method through which hackers exploit legitimate websites is the placing of malicious adverts, known as malvertising.
- Readers of the world's biggest newspaper website were subjected to a malvertising attack after hackers fraudulently bought advertising space.
- The problem of such malvertising, as it had been dubbed, appears to be spreading.
- 1.1 Online advertisements that incorporate or install malware.
links in the malvertising download ransomware on to the computer of the unwary victim
Example sentencesExamples
- We received the malvertising from an ad network tricked into hosting the attack content.
- The data showed that this popular site had malvertising on 5 percent of its pages screened in the past 90 days.
- The malvertising was found on a number of prominent and trusted websites.
- The sites were unknowingly serving up malvertising instead of advertising.
- The biggest threats on the websites are in the form of malvertising.
Origin
Early 21st century: blend of malicious and advertising.
Definition of malvertising in US English:
malvertising
nounˈmalvərˌtīziNGˈmælvərˌtaɪzɪŋ
1The practice of incorporating malware in online advertisements.
one of the most well-known methods of malvertising is clickjacking
as modifier a virulent malvertising campaign
Example sentencesExamples
- A growing method through which hackers exploit legitimate websites is the placing of malicious adverts, known as malvertising.
- They are among the websites that fell victim to malvertising, and thus they passed infections on to their readers.
- The calls come after the malvertising attacks, in which fake ads are placed on well-known sites, reaching millions of people through names they trust.
- The problem of such malvertising, as it had been dubbed, appears to be spreading.
- Readers of the world's biggest newspaper website were subjected to a malvertising attack after hackers fraudulently bought advertising space.
- 1.1 Online advertisements that incorporate or install malware.
links in the malvertising download ransomware onto the computer of the unwary victim
Example sentencesExamples
- The malvertising was found on a number of prominent and trusted websites.
- The sites were unknowingly serving up malvertising instead of advertising.
- We received the malvertising from an ad network tricked into hosting the attack content.
- The biggest threats on the websites are in the form of malvertising.
- The data showed that this popular site had malvertising on 5 percent of its pages screened in the past 90 days.
Origin
Early 21st century: blend of malicious and advertising.