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malware
- /ˈmæl.wɛː/ UK
- /ˈmæl.wɛə/ UK
- /ˈmæl.wɛəɹ/ US
noun malware · malwares
- Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner. In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said. The malware, according to experts, posed one of the greatest digital threats to critical infrastructure since Stuxnet, the co
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Closest in meaning: badware, junkware, virus, malcode, trojan, greyware, hijackware, madware, scumware, pornware, crimeware, zombie, trojan horse, crapware, riskware, ransomware
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noun software developed to cause harm to a computer system
| Español | malware, programa malicioso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맬웨어 maerweeo, 악성 소프트웨어 akseong sopeuteuweeo, 유해한 소프트웨어 yuhaehan sopeuteuweeo |
| 日本語 | マルウェア maruwea, 悪意のソフトウェア akui no sofutowea, 不正ソフトウェア fusei sofutowea, 有害なソフトウェア yūgai na sofutowea |
| 中文 | 流氓軟件 /流氓软件 liúmáng ruǎnjiàn, 惡意軟件 /恶意软件 èyì ruǎnjiàn |
| हिन्दी | मैलवेयर mailveyar, दुर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ़्टवेयर durbhāvnāpūrṇ sŏfṭaveyar |
| Português | malware, programa malicioso |
| Français | maliciel, logiciel malveillant |
| Deutsch | Schadsoftware, Malware, Schadprogramm |
| Italiano | malware, software dannoso |
| Ελληνικά | κακόβουλο λογισμικό kakóvoulo logismikó, επιβλαβές λογισμικό epivlavés logismikó |
| Română | malware, software rău intenționat |
| Русский | вредоно́сная програ́мма vredonósnaja prográmma, зловре́дная програ́мма zlovrédnaja prográmma, вредоно́с vredonós, зловре́д zlovréd |
| Tiếng Việt | mã độc, phần mềm độc hại, phần mềm ác ý, phần mềm ác tính, phần mềm gây hại |
| العربية | برنامج ضار |
| עברית | תוכנות מזיקות, תוכנה זדונית |
Talk about this word "malware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malware. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malware. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malware "malware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malware.Cite this
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title = {malware},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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