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man-in-the-browser

man-in-the-browser noun: a form of Internet security threat, a proxy Trojan horse that infects a web browser and covertly modifies web pages or transactions.

Noun

man-in-the-browser

  1. (Internet, attributive) A form of Internet security threat, a proxy Trojan horse that infects a web browser and covertly modifies web pages or transactions.

Origin of man-in-the-browser

Blend of man-in-the-middle + browser.

Questions about man-in-the-browser

What does man-in-the-browser mean?
Man-in-the-browser means a form of Internet security threat, a proxy Trojan horse that infects a web browser and covertly modifies web pages or transactions.
What part of speech is man-in-the-browser?
Man-in-the-browser is a noun.

Words near man-in-the-browser in the dictionary

  1. man-hauls
  2. man-hole
  3. man-holes
  4. man-hour
  5. man-hours
  6. man-in-the-browser
  7. man-in-the-middle attack
  8. man-in-the-middle attacks
  9. man-killer
  10. man-killers
  11. man-machine

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