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'''Malware''' is [[software]] designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. The term is a portmanteau of the words malicious and software. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.
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'''Malware''' is [[software]] designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent.  
 
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Many normal computer users are however still unfamiliar with the term, and most never use it. Instead, "computer [[virus]]" is the more common term.
Many normal computer users are however still unfamiliar with the term, and most never use it. Instead, "computer [[virus]]" is incorrectly used in common parlance and even in the media to describe all kinds of malware, though not all malware are viruses.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 15:50, 14 July 2008

Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. Many normal computer users are however still unfamiliar with the term, and most never use it. Instead, "computer virus" is the more common term.