: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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The best way to protect yourself from clicking malicious links that install malware that may get access to your private information is to have antivirus protection installed on all your devices.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 June 2024
The danger arises if a hacker tricks the user into installing malware that accesses the Recall database and secretly pilfers sensitive information like passwords and financial account numbers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The hacker used the same malware, linked to the same servers.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 June 2024
Or there might be a malicious attachment that could lead to download malware.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 June 2024
The danger arises if a hacker tricks the user into installing malware that accesses the Recall database and secretly pilfers sensitive information like passwords and financial account numbers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The hacker used the same malware, linked to the same servers.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 June 2024
Or there might be a malicious attachment that could lead to download malware.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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malware
noun
mal·ware
ˈmal-ˌwer 
: software that is designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning and that can be used to commit cybercrime (as by revealing passwords, PINs, and other sensitive data)
Etymology
mal- bad + software
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