How to Use malware in a Sentence

malware

noun

• The hacker used the same malware, linked to the same servers.
  — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 2 June 2024
• But getting malware in is just one part of the challenge.
  — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 July 2022
• This will force the computer to launch the malware every time the system boots up.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Aug. 2022
• More likely, the person planted malware that does all the work behind the scenes.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
• In a Tuesday statement, Google said versions of the app that are not in the Play Store have been found to contain malware.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
• If users aren’t able to install software, most malware is stopped in its tracks.
  — Lee Mangold, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
• Instead, the app would ask the user to install a fake update that would include the malware.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 Sep. 2022
• At the outer limit—in the case of rogue malware or pathogens—such drastic steps might be needed.
  — Mustafa Suleyman, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• But while the code resembles that of Alien, the Xenomorph malware is far more capable.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 Mar. 2022
• Spot the red flags that something is up One telltale sign of a malware infection?
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
• According to Talos, the backbone of the malware consists of Predator and Alien.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 May 2023
• Car systems don’t have built-in malware protections (yet), so this can be hard to spot.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
• Three instances of such malware were discovered in the runup to the invasion.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2022
• The concern is ratcheted up further when the malware has potential ties to the Kremlin.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
• The hackers used Google’s own services to distribute the malware.
  — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
• This is probably not a virus or malware in the technical sense.
  — Chron, 2 Feb. 2022
• Some of that malware stayed there for months before being taken down.
  — Ryan Kalember, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2021
• This malware acts as a backdoor the researchers track as Quietboard.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2024
• However, the tool turned out to be a Trojan malware program.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2022
• For more tips on how to fight it, check out our guide on removing malware from your computer.
  — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
• This malware has been a menace for businesses and agencies for ages.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2023
• For the most part, users can download and install apps without having to deal with the type of malware that more commonly impacts the Google Play store.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 16 Dec. 2022
• There are signs to know if your phone is infected with spyware, malware, or viruses.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
• Some of the spy companies also used Meta's WhatsApp to place malware on people's phones.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 17 Dec. 2021
• The image below shows a summary of all of the malware’s evasions techniques.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 June 2022
• Hackers using the malware have claimed a slew of attacks on US universities, health care providers and hotels in the last 18 months.
  — Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
• The former blocks malware, ads, and trackers and even removes tracking data from URLs.
  — PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
• For instance, ransomware is a type of malware that locks up a victim’s computer files.
  — William Turton, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
• The modular design of Necro opens myriad ways for the malware to behave.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
• Gadgets catch on fire, get hacked so that remote intruders can spy on you, or get infected with malware that turns them into botnets.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024