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A '''browser exploit''' is a form of malicious code that takes advantage of a flaw or vulnerability in an operating system or piece of software with the intent to breach [[browser security]] to alter a user's browser settings without their knowledge.<ref>{{Cite journal|lastlast1=Sood|firstfirst1=Aditya K.|last2=Zeadally|first2=Sherali|date=2016-09-28|title=Drive-By Download Attacks: A Comparative Study|url=httphttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7579103/|journal=IT Professional|volume=18|issue=5|pages=18–25|doi=10.1109/MITP.2016.85|s2cid=27808214|issn=1520-9202}}</ref> Malicious code may exploit [[ActiveX]], [[HTML]], images, [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[JavaScript]], and other Web technologies and cause the browser to run arbitrary code.
 
==Symptoms==