: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
People can also take their computers to professionals who specialize in removing viruses and malware.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The malware located resources on the infected computer and sent them to the attacker's c2 server.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Ads on those sites redirected users to tech support scam sites, which again forwarded users to pages on Discord, Dropbox, and GitHub that hosted the malware.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
People can also take their computers to professionals who specialize in removing viruses and malware.
—Sofia Joucovsky, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The malware located resources on the infected computer and sent them to the attacker's c2 server.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Ads on those sites redirected users to tech support scam sites, which again forwarded users to pages on Discord, Dropbox, and GitHub that hosted the malware.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 14 Mar. 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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