Get to know Malware better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Malware meaning
Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
Using Malware
- The main meaning on this page is: Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.
- In the example corpus, malware often appears in combinations such as: of malware, the malware, malware and.
Context around Malware
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Malware
- In this selection, "malware" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contained, detected, software, associated, forensic and examined stand out and add context to how "malware" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2017 the malware attacks infected and 627 while malware associated with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "malware" sits close to words such as ankara, bradford and conditional, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with malware
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AI-generated malware can adapt its behavior in real-time to evade detection. (13 words)
Cybercriminals use malware as a service, or subscription-based malware tools, for information theft. (14 words)
The malware examined was significantly short of the caliber of malware that nation-backed hackers would use. (17 words)
Absolute’s found that the typical enterprise’s endpoint devices have over 11 security apps installed, with an average of 2.5 apps for endpoint management alone, followed by antivirus/anti-malware (2.1 apps on average) and encryption (1.6 apps). (42 words)
For example, the Palo Alto playbook is only relevant to exploring the OilRig malware, but it references more than 100 different indicators that cover 19 different ATT&CK techniques, showing exactly how complex a piece of malware it is. (39 words)
Studies analyzing the spread of malware on P2P networks found, for example, that 63% of the answered download requests on the Limewire network contained some form of malware, whereas only 3% of the content on OpenFT contained malware. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Studies analyzing the spread of malware on P2P networks found, for example, that 63% of the answered download requests on the Limewire network contained some form of malware, whereas only 3% of the content on OpenFT contained malware.
Despite the decline in network-detected malware in Q4 2022, endpoint spiked by 627%, while malware associated with phishing campaigns persisted as a threat, according to WatchGuard.
Malware forensic tools are a set of software applications used to detect, analyze, and investigate malicious software (malware) on computer systems.
The malware examined was significantly short of the caliber of malware that nation-backed hackers would use.
The risk of malware infecting illegal copies of movies comes with the territory of willingly choosing to download them, and ReasonLabs thinks the malware movie has the potential to affect over a million people’s computers.
Cybercriminals use malware as a service, or subscription-based malware tools, for information theft.
Malware can infect encrypted files, and when those files are decrypted on the new computer, the malware can spread.
In fact, it is based on the leaked source code of the Xeres malware, itself derived from malware called LokiBot.
In June 2017, the malware attacks infected computer systems, using malware known as “NotPetya,” within the Heritage Valley Health System.
In order to achieve installations, the threat actor behind Shlayer sets up a malware distribution system with a number of channels leading users to download the malware.
For example, the Palo Alto playbook is only relevant to exploring the OilRig malware, but it references more than 100 different indicators that cover 19 different ATT&CK techniques, showing exactly how complex a piece of malware it is.
Mining malware is one of the fastest growing classes of malware and many legitimate employees have been fired for distributing unauthorized miners across company computers.
This allows malware to avoid detection by technologies such as signature-based antivirus software by changing the server used by the malware.
Absolute’s found that the typical enterprise’s endpoint devices have over 11 security apps installed, with an average of 2.5 apps for endpoint management alone, followed by antivirus/anti-malware (2.1 apps on average) and encryption (1.6 apps).
According to FSB’s statement published on Thursday, the U.S. used previously unknown malware to target iOS devices.
According to Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) statistics in September – December 2022, the highest detection rate of Wroba.o malware (Trojan-Dropper.
A cybersecurity company reported that luxury hotel chains and resorts are specifically being targeted this month with the goal of tricking victims into downloading malware that steals information from computers like passwords.
AI and ML are extensively used to improve malware so that it’s undetectable by legacy endpoint protection systems.
AI-generated malware can adapt its behavior in real-time to evade detection.
A large school district moved from Microsoft Defender due to its inability to detect, let alone stop a large scale malware attack across the district.
Common combinations with malware
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of malware 29×
- the malware 23×
- malware and 12×
- malware that 9×
- malware is 9×
- malware on 8×
- with malware 8×
- malware or 8×
- malware can 7×
- and malware 7×