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pornware

pornware noun: pornographic software or malware.

Noun

pornware (uncountable)

  1. Pornographic software or malware.
    • How can I delete rb32.exe popup adware(pornware). Says access denied. File properties show as archive. How do these programs prohibit access to delete them.??2003 February 12, Frank den Ouden, “Cant deltere Rapid blaster”, in alt.windows-xp (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022
    • For real excitement, however, you simply cannot beat Windows XP! Mysterious crashes, data loss, strange cryptic messages, spyware, pornware, gatesware, all abound. And if you listen attentively, you can hear viruses, worms, and Trojan horses stampeding through the registry. Or simply use Outlook...2004 March 9, bill, “Linux and future.”, in alt.os.linux.suse (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022

Examples of pornware in a sentence

  • Mysterious crashes, data loss, strange cryptic messages, spyware, pornware, gatesware, all abound.2004 March 9, bill, “Linux and future.”, in alt.os.linux.suse (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:
  • It includes protection against Spyware, Adware, Pornware and Riskware allowing you to easily scan files in your portable device.2009 April 28, submissio...@rambler.ru, “Neo Security Flash 1.3.1”, in comp.software.shareware.announce (Usenet), retrieved 18 Jan 2022:

Origin of pornware

From porn + -ware.

Questions about pornware

What does pornware mean?
Pornware means pornographic software or malware.
How do you use pornware in a sentence?
Mysterious crashes, data loss, strange cryptic messages, spyware, pornware, gatesware, all abound.
What part of speech is pornware?
Pornware is a noun.

Words near pornware in the dictionary

  1. pornstars
  2. porntoon
  3. porntoons
  4. pornucopia
  5. pornucopias
  6. pornware
  7. porny
  8. Poro
  9. poro-
  10. porocalyces
  11. porocalyx

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