: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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This includes new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, illicit and harmful content, and other privacy and security threats.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In that important malware blocking test, Norton achieved 9.7 out of 10 possible points, while Bitdefender came in with a mediocre 9.0 points.
—PC Magazine, 8 May 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 May 2025
What To Know In a statement released on May 7, the FBI warned that out of date routers could give hackers a way to place malware called TheMoon on computers and phones.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In that important malware blocking test, Norton achieved 9.7 out of 10 possible points, while Bitdefender came in with a mediocre 9.0 points.
—PC Magazine, 8 May 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 May 2025
What To Know In a statement released on May 7, the FBI warned that out of date routers could give hackers a way to place malware called TheMoon on computers and phones.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 21 May. 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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