: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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Microsoft said on Wednesday, May 21 its Digital Crimes Unit partnered with law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies to disrupt an information-stealing malware that infected hundreds of thousands of Windows computers in the last two months.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Microsoft severed communications between the malware and its victims in addition to seizing over 1,300 domains used by the malware.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
These emails might include malicious links designed to install malware or steal login information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
In that case, a University of Michigan computer scientist testified that an attacker could tamper with the QR codes to change voter selections and install malware on the machines.
—Charlotte Kramon, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Microsoft severed communications between the malware and its victims in addition to seizing over 1,300 domains used by the malware.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
These emails might include malicious links designed to install malware or steal login information.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
In that case, a University of Michigan computer scientist testified that an attacker could tamper with the QR codes to change voter selections and install malware on the machines.
—Charlotte Kramon, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 28 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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