malware

Summary

malware is a software category^[1]. malware ranks in the top 2% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,853 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• malware's instance of is recorded as software category^[3].
• malware is a type of computer program^[4].
• malware is a type of software^[5].
• malware is a type of badware^[6].
• malware is a type of security risk^[7].
• malware's Commons category is recorded as Malware^[8].
• malware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malware^[9].
• malware's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox malware^[10].
• malware's topic has template is recorded as Template:Malware^[11].
• malware's different from is recorded as computer virus^[12].
• malware's history of topic is recorded as timeline of computer viruses and worms^[13].
• malware's uses is recorded as malware vector^[14].
• malware's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[15].
• malware's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as anti-malware^[16].
• malware's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as sandbox^[17].

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Definition and Type

malware's instance of is recorded as software category^[3]. Recorded subclass of include computer program^[4], software^[5], badware^[6], and security risk^[7].

Why It Matters

malware ranks in the top 2% of software_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,853 views/month).^[2] malware has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] malware is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]