Dictionary

malware en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæl.wɛː/ (UK)
• /ˈmæl.wɛə/ (UK)
• /ˈmæl.wɛəɹ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English malware From mal- + -ware.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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 computer attack by the United States and Israel that took out Iran’s uranium centrifuges in 2009. 2020 October 19, “U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

antimalware · bossware

Descendants

malware · malware · малвер · malware · malware · ማልዌር · malware · malvér · มัลแวร์ · malware · Malware · malware · maliciel · 맬웨어 · malware · मैलवेयर · মালওয়্যার · malware · マルウェア · malver

Hypernyms

software

Hyponyms

scareware · ransomware · backdoor · spyware · browser hijacker · adware · cryptoworm · shock site · tarbomb · botnet · zip bomb · Trojan horse · trojan · XML bomb · cryptovirus · crimeware · rootkit · virus · worm · key logger · dialler · stealware · chargeware · cryptoransomware · dialer · fraudtool

Relateds

backdoor · URL injection · -ware · wabbit · exploit

Translations (111)

sl zlonamerno programje (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · jv piranti pangrusak (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · cmn 流氓軟件 /流氓软件 (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ka მავნე პროგრამა (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ko 악성 소프트웨어 (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ja マルウェア (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · de Schadsoftware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sv sabotageprogram (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · et pahavara (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sv skadlig programvara (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sk malvér (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ru вредоно́сная програ́мма (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · bn মালওয়্যার (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hu rosszindulatú szoftver (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · af skadelike programmatuur (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · lv ļaunprogrammatūra (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · eu software kaltegarria (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · vi phần mềm gây hại (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh zlonamerni sȍftvēr (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ja 不正ソフトウェア (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh злонамерни со̏фтве̄р (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh штетни со̏фтве̄р (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · he תוכנות מזיקות (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · cmn 惡意軟件 /恶意软件 (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · be шкоднасная праграма (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh malver (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hy վնասակար ծրագրային ապահովում (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · bg злонамерен софтуер (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · vi phần mềm ác tính (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · az ziyankar proqram (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · lt kenkėjiška programa (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · mk штетен софтвер (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pl szkodliwe oprogramowanie (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · vi phần mềm độc hại (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pa ਮਾਲਵੇਅਰ (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · cs škodlivý software (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · nl schadelijke software (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ms perisian berbahaya (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · am ማልዌር (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · uk шкідлива програма (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · es malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hy վնասարար ծրագրաշար (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · mr मालवेअर (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · fi haittaohjelma (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ru зловре́дная програ́мма (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · id perangkat lunak jahat (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · it malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ar برنامج ضار (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · it software dannoso (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ja 有害なソフトウェア (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ko 유해한 소프트웨어 (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · az ziyanverici proqram (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ja 悪意のソフトウェア (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · mr दूर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ्टवेअर (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sk škodlivý softvér (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · de Malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pt programa malicioso (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ko 맬웨어 (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ro malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hy վնասագիր (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · id peranti perusak (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pt malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · th มัลแวร์ (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ka საზიანო პროგრამა (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · da skadelig software (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · fr logiciel malveillant (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh štetni sȍftvēr (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · vi phần mềm ác ý (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ru зловре́д (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · tr zararlı yazılım (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ms perisian hasad (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · lv ļaunatūra (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pl złośliwe oprogramowanie (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · fr maliciel (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · eo fiprogramaro (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · id malwer (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh злонамјерни со̏фтве̄р (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · el κακόβουλο λογισμικό (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · pa ਦੁਰਭਾਵਨਾਪੂਰਣ ਸੌਫਟਵੇਅਰ (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · da malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ro software rău intenționat (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · mk злонамерен софтвер (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · tk zyýanly programma (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · no skadevare (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · no skadelig programvare (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · nl malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · vi mã độc (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ru вредоно́с (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · mi pūmanawa kino (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sl škodljivo programje (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · es programa malicioso (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · th ซอฟต์แวร์ที่เป็นอันตราย (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · cs malware (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · cy maleiswedd (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hu kártékony szoftver (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · el επιβλαβές λογισμικό (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hi दुर्भावनापूर्ण सॉफ़्टवेयर (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh малвер (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · et ründevara (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ms perisian berniat jahat (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · fa بدافزار (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · he תוכנה זדונית (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · uz zararli dastur (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hu kártevő szoftver (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · de Schadprogramm (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · ne मालवेयर (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · fa نرم افزار مخرب (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · id peranti lunak berbahaya (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · bn ক্ষতিকর সফটওয়্যার (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · hi मैलवेयर (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) · sh zlonamjerni sȍftvēr (software developed to cause harm to a computer system)