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malvertising

malvertising noun: internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.

Noun

malvertising (uncountable)

  1. Internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.

Origin of malvertising

Blend of malicious + advertising.

Questions about malvertising

What does malvertising mean?
Malvertising means internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.
What part of speech is malvertising?
Malvertising is a noun.

Words near malvertising in the dictionary

  1. malversation
  2. malversations
  3. malverse
  4. malvertisement
  5. malvertisements
  6. malvertising
  7. malvesey
  8. malveseys
  9. malvesie
  10. malvesies
  11. malveuille

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