Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 sentences
  1. The site was taken down because it contained malware.

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  2. Don't download files from unknown sources; it could be malware.

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  3. 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.

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  4. Cyber experts say hundreds of thousands of viruses and malware bombard personal computers every day.

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  5. 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.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
software developed to cause harm to a computer system:
Русский
By meaning 1
software developed to cause harm to a computer system:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
software developed to cause harm to a computer system:

Forms

plural: malware
Singularmalware

uncountable · Lesson

Word family

4 related words

See also

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