malware
Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable mannerSoftware which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
» The site was taken down because it contained malware.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
Schadsoftware, Malware, Schadprogramm
вредоно́сная програ́ммаvredonósnaja prográmma, зловре́дная програ́ммаzlovrédnaja prográmma, вредоно́сvredonós
шкідлива програмаškidlyva prohrama
malicious software, designed to break into a system
Examples
8 sentencesThe site was taken down because it contained malware.
Don't download files from unknown sources; it could be malware.
The files that you are downloading from this website may contain malware.
deDie Dateien, die Sie von diesem Netzplatz herunterladen, könnten mit schädlichen Programmen behaftet sein.
Cyber experts say hundreds of thousands of viruses and malware bombard personal computers every day.
Malware? This word will be a hit. It could become the word of the decade and, why not, of the century.
deMalware? Das Wort wird Erfolg haben. Es könnte wohl das Wort des Jahrzehnts werden und, wieso nicht, auch des Jahrhunderts.
Translations
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Forms
plural: malwareWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable