The phrase "are activated to kill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing biological processes, such as immune responses or programmed cell death.
Example: "When the body detects an infection, immune cells are activated to kill the invading pathogens."
Alternatives: "are triggered to eliminate" or "are mobilized to destroy".
Endothelial cells have the ability to act as antigen presenting cells upon activation, and research on transplant rejection suggests that graft endothelial cells are activated to a pro-inflammatory phenotype and killed by host T cells during antigen presentation [ 57].
Kill Switch: This anti-theft device can be activated to shut down part of the engine's electrical system.
The balance between inhibitory and activatory molecules/ligands on antigen-presenting cells determines whether NK and CD8 T cells are activated or inhibited to kill virus-infected cells.
Bcl-2 proteins are activated in response to intracellular stress signals to kill cells and are integral in regulating this process.
It is highly expressed in inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils and macrophages, and is activated during phagocytosis to kill invading pathogens.
Cytotoxic T cells, which are activated by various cytokines, bind to and kill infected cells and cancer cells.
In the tissues, they are activated by cytokines and arrive at the battle scene ready to kill.
Other ignition kill switches are activated the moment a car is locked and cannot be deactivated until a series of tasks are completed (i.e., unlocking the car, pressing the gas pedal once, buckling your seat belt, etc).. Always check your car's warranty first, because some don't allow installation, and remember to hide the Kill Switch, so a thief won't see and disable it.
Although those computers won't have their data ransomed, it's not difficult to create a new variant (or 10) that may infect at a similar rate using kill switches that haven't been activated — if they include kill switches at all.
