madware

ˈmædˌwɛr

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Definition of madware - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

software that displays unwanted ads on mobile devices

TECH.

The app was infected with madware causing constant pop-up ads.

adware

malware

cybersecurity

TECH.

malicious software designed to target mobile devices

TECH.

Madware can compromise your phone's security and steal personal information.

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Origin of madware

English, mad (angry) + ware (software)

Examples of madware in a sentence

He deleted the app to get rid of the madware.
Madware often disguises itself as legitimate apps.
Beware of madware when downloading new software.

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French:logiciel publicitaire malveillant, maliciel mobile, ...
German:Werbesoftware, bösartige Software, ...
Italian:software pubblicitario indesiderato, software dannoso, ...
Spanish:anuncios no deseados, software malicioso, ...
Portuguese:software publicitário intrusivo, malware móvel, ...
Chinese:广告软件, 恶意软件, ...
Japanese:マッドウェア, マルウェア, ...
Arabic:بَرْمَجِيَّات الإِعْلَانَات المُزْعِجَة, برمجيات خبيثة للأجهزة المحمولة, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹכְנַת פִּרְסוּמוֹן, מַדְוֶור, ...
Russian:рекламное ПО, зловредное ПО, ...
Ukrainian:рекламне програмне забезпечення, шкідливе програмне забезпечення, ...
Hindi:मेडवेयर, मैलवेयर, ...
Bengali:বিজ্ঞাপন সফটওয়্যার, দুর্বৃত্ত সফটওয়্যার, ...
Catalan:programari publicitari, programari maliciós, ...
Czech:adware, mobilní malware, ...
Danish:annoncesoftware, ondsindet software, ...
Dutch:adware, kwaadaardige software, ...
Greek:λογισμικό διαφημίσεων, κακόβουλο λογισμικό, ...
Hungarian:reklámprogram, mobilkártevő, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីបង្ហាញការផ្សាយពាណិជ្ជកម្មដែលមិនចង់បានលើឧបករណ៍ចល័ត, មេរោគទូរស័ព្ទ, ...
Korean:광고 소프트웨어, 악성 소프트웨어, ...
Persian:نرم‌افزار تبلیغاتی مزاحم, نرم‌افزار مخرب, ...
Polish:oprogramowanie reklamowe, złośliwe oprogramowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):software publicitário intrusivo, malware móvel, ...
Romanian:software publicitar nedorit, software malițios, ...
Swedish:annonsprogram, skadlig programvara, ...
Thai:ซอฟต์แวร์โฆษณา, มัลแวร์, ...
Turkish:reklam yazılımı, kötü amaçlı yazılım, ...
Vietnamese:phần mềm quảng cáo, phần mềm độc hại, ...

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