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How to use malware in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Malware means software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner. Example: “In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said.”

Examples of malware by meaning

nounSoftware which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

  • In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said.2020 October 19, “U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks”, in New York Times

More sentences with malware

  • The cyber operation began and used the same malware and TTPs from the Crimea.2018, Kha M. Nguyen, Learning to Mow Grass: IDF Adaptations to Hybrid Threats, page 33. From the entry TTP
  • One currency that is actively mined through cryptomining malware is Monero.2016 September 9, JP Buntinx, “NAS Servers Infected With Crypto Malware Are Mining Monero”, in News BTC. From the entry cryptomining
  • In this technique, the hacker poisons the cache to launch malware into Web pages.2013, Ronald L. Mendell, Investigating Information-based Crimes, page 93. From the entry poison
  • Malware distributors will often use them to try to con you into downloading their crapware.2007, Larry Stevenson, Nancy Altholtz, Rootkits for Dummies, →ISBN, page 65. From the entry crapware
  • All packed malware consists of the unpacker code and packed data, which typically look like random data.2007, David Harley, AVIEN malware defense guide for the Enterprise, page 408. From the entry unpacker
  • Both a secure bastion and a cryptolocker were made up for this question, although cryptolocker itself is a type of malware.2020, Mike Chapple, David Seidl, CompTIA CySA+ Practice Tests: Exam CS0-002, page 392. From the entry cryptolocker
  • Since the job of the malware installer is done, there is no more need for it to linger in the system.2013, C. C. Elisan, Malware, Rootkits & Botnets (Beginner's Guide), McGraw Hill, →ISBN, page 197. From the entry make like a tree and leave
  • The benefit of packed malware, from a malicious author's point of view, is that it cannot be analyzed until it is properly unpacked.2007, David Harley, AVIEN malware defense guide for the Enterprise, page 408. From the entry unpacker
  • Security firm Check Point believes the attacker identified multisig signers responsible for approving transactions and hacked their devices through the use of malware, phishing, or a supply chain attack.2025 February 24, Eduard Kovacs, “$1.5 Billion Bybit Heist Linked to North Korean Hackers”, in SecurityWeek. From the entry multisig

Meaning of malware

  1. noun Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

Full definition of malware

Questions about malware in a sentence

How do you use malware in a sentence?
Malware is used as a noun. For example: “In a follow-up attack that hit Kyiv’s power grid a year later, the suspects used a second piece of malware, called Industroyer, to cut power for an hour, the indictment said.”
What is a short sentence with malware?
“One currency that is actively mined through cryptomining malware is Monero.”
What does malware mean?
Malware means software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

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