malware

See also Malware

English

Etymology

Blend of malicious and software

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmæl.weə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"m{l.we@(r)/

Noun

Wikipedia malware (uncountable)

1. (computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

Translations

software developed to cause harm to a computer system

Finnish: haittaohjelma (fi) French: maliciel (fr) m., pourriciel (fr) m., malware (fr) m.

German: Schadsoftware (de) f. Norwegian: ondsinnet programvare (no) m., ondsinnet kode (no) m., skadevare (no) m., skadelig programvare (no) m.

See also

adware backdoor dialer, dialler exploit key logger spyware rootkit

trojan URL injection virus worm wabbit -ware