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"0-day" does not mean without human intervention. That just means "previously undisclosed".

• dijit 9y ago
  I understand that. Which is why I said "usually". Typically when we see news using the term 0-day it's because there was no human element needed in the infection of machines. Thinking back in recent memory (17~ years) I can't remember a time when 0-day was used when it didn't mean autonomous infection. Although. I fully understand that the term means that it's a previously unknown issue. Which is why I chose my words as carefully as I did.
  • astrodust 9y ago
    It "usually" means "undisclosed". Everything else is entirely circumstantial and coincidental. The reason human intervention is generally required now is because Windows has been hardened enough that some idiot user has to click a button to bypass the built-in basic protection. There's still a possibility of a "0-day" exploit remote-owning a machine, though these sorts of exploits are a lot harder to craft due to that attack surface being exposed to more security scrutiny.