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> would make 99% of software malware for 99% of users Well... Joke aside, its not like I came up with this definition.

• sa46 4y ago
  You omitted a piece of the definition: > Malware is software that is installed on a computer without the user's consent and that performs malicious actions. https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/malware.html#:~:text=Malware%20is%20software%20that%20is,for%20malicious%20files%20or%20programs https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/antivirus/malware.html#:~:text=....
  • groestl 4y ago
    I did not. "Malicious action" is the result of violating informed consent, and as such redundant. I'm not surprised that McAfee left out "informed", btw.