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shellcodes

shellcodes is the plural of shellcode.

Meaning of shellcode

Noun

shellcode (countable and uncountable, plural shellcodes)

  1. A small piece of code, used as the payload of a virus or other malware, that launches a shell so that the attacker can control the compromised computer.
    • In ELF executables, there aren't a whole lot of code caves (such as in the PE format), so you are not likely to be able to shove more than just a meager amount of shellcode into existing code slots […]2016, Ryan "elfmaster" O'Neill, Learning Linux Binary Analysis (page 97)

Questions about shellcodes

What is shellcodes the plural of?
Shellcodes is the plural of shellcode.

Words near shellcodes in the dictionary

  1. shellbed
  2. shellbeds
  3. shellburst
  4. shellbursts
  5. shellcode
  6. shellcodes
  7. shellcracker
  8. shellcrackers
  9. shelldrake
  10. shelldrakes
  11. shellduck

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