honeymonkey

honeymonkey definition - computer

Software designed to detect an exploit in a Web site by automatically surfing the Web. Imitating common browser actions such as linking from one page to another and filling in forms, it looks for unusual activity that might be a sign of an exploit. See honeypot and honeyproxy.



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