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Programa
empotrado en una página web. Cuando se accede a la página con un navegador,
dicho programa se descarga y ejecuta automáticamente en el equipo del usuario. Ejemplos: applets java, ActiveX.
Software in various forms
that is able to automatically carry out or trigger actions on a computer
platform without the intervention of a user. [CNSSI_4009:2010]
Program code embedded in the
contents of a web page. When the page is accessed by a web browser, the
embedded code is automatically downloaded and executed on the user's
workstation. Ex. Java,
ActiveX (MS).
http://www.sans.org/security-resources/glossary-of-terms/