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malware

Malware is a type of software designed to infiltrate and damage a computer system without the computer owner's knowledge or consent.

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malware

Malware is a type of software designed to infiltrate and damage a computer system without the computer owner's knowledge or consent.

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The term is a shortened combination of the words "malicious" and "software" and is a generic term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, such as computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware.

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