malicious software

collocation in English

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malicious
adjective
uk
/məˈlɪʃ.əs/us
/məˈlɪʃ.əs/
intended to harm or upset ...
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software
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsɒft.weər/us
/ˈsɑːft.wer/
the instructions that control what a computer does; ...
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(Definition ofmaliciousandsoftwarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There seems to be a whole zoo ofmalicioussoftware.
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It cannot be known how many of these systems are free ofmalicioussoftware.
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Malicioussoftware—including viruses—is a global phenomenon.
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Users can also download anti-virus software that protects against threats and removesmalicioussoftwarefrom your system.
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Defensive users think critically about the information they can access, to reduce their chances of downloading and spreadingmalicioussoftware.
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Aside frommalicioussoftwarephoning home, phoning home may be done to track computer assetsespecially mobile computers.
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Malicioussoftwarecan disrupt the functioning of computers in more ways than one.
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While this facility can be used to call functions dynamically, it is often a favorite technique of virus and othermalicioussoftwarewriters.
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Finally, there are forms ofmalicioussoftwarethat rely on the weak knowledge of average users.
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A virus ismalicioussoftwaredesigned to spread to other computers by inserting itself into legitimate programs and running programs in parallel.
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Malicioussoftwarecan exist in a multitude of different forms and many are misleading to general computer users and even some anti-malware software.
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The study looked at the browser's capability to prevent users following socially engineered links of a malicious nature and downloadingmalicioussoftware.
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The report also stated that, on average, the tool removesmalicioussoftwarefrom 1 in every 311 computers on which it runs.
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In particular, operator errors, physical disruptions, design errors, andmalicioussoftwareas items to be mitigated or eliminated.
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Devices can also be bricked by malware (malicioussoftware) and sometimes by running software not intentionally harmful but with errors that cause damage.
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Failure to do so can lead to bugs, slow performance, and at worst case, takeover by viruses andmalicioussoftware.
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One critical bug in any of these interactions may be enough formalicioussoftwareto take control over a machine.
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The second goal is to conduct research covering data analysis approaches, unique security tool development and gathering data about attackers andmalicioussoftwarethey use.
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Malicioussoftwaremay be able to get through a firewall and onto a system.
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Because steganography secretly embeds additional, and nearly undetectable, information content in digital products, the potential for covert dissemination ofmalicioussoftware, mobile code, or information is great.
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