pay-per-install

noun

An online advertising model in which the advertiser pays the hacker (typically a criminal or botnet owner) whenever the malware with ads are installed and are clicked by a user.

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Meanings

nounpay-per-install (plural pay-per-installs)

plural pay-per-installs

  1. InternetattributiveoftenbusinessAn online advertising model in which the advertiser pays the hacker (typically a criminal or botnet owner) whenever the malware with ads are installed and are clicked by a user.
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APA

pay-per-install. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay-per-install

MLA

“pay-per-install.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay-per-install. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay-per-install,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay-per-install.

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