: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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Some of the extensions were removed for malware explicitly.
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ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Norton Antivirus Deal Norton 360 Deluxe includes comprehensive parental controls and efficient malware protection for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.
—PC Magazine, 6 July 2025
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Aug. 8, 2014 Hackers used phishing emails and other illicit entry attempts to deploy malware to the agency over the past three years, according to an inspector general report.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Norton Antivirus Deal Norton 360 Deluxe includes comprehensive parental controls and efficient malware protection for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.
—PC Magazine, 6 July 2025
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Aug. 8, 2014 Hackers used phishing emails and other illicit entry attempts to deploy malware to the agency over the past three years, according to an inspector general report.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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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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