{"id":4444,"date":"2025-05-24T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4444"},"modified":"2025-05-24T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T21:41:20","slug":"what-is-code-injection","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/what-is-code-injection\/","title":{"rendered":"What is code injection?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Code injection<\/strong> is a cyberattack technique where an attacker <em>inserts <a href=\"\/security-center\/malware.html\">malicious code<\/a><\/em> into a trusted program or process to make it behave in unintended\u2014and often harmful\u2014ways. The goal is to <em>manipulate or take control<\/em> of the system, access data, or execute unauthorized actions.<\/p>\n<p>Common types include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SQL injection<\/strong> \u2013 Targets databases by inserting malicious SQL commands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Command injection<\/strong> \u2013 Injects system commands through insecure inputs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Script injection<\/strong> \u2013 Often seen in web apps (like XSS), injecting JavaScript into webpages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>DLL injection<\/strong> \u2013 Loads a malicious dynamic link library into a running process on Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Code injection is dangerous because it exploits weak input validation and can lead to data theft, system compromise, or full remote control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Code injection is a cyberattack technique where an attacker inserts malicious code into a trusted program or process to make it behave in unintended\u2014and often harmful\u2014ways. 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