malevolent program

/məˌlɛvələnt ˌproʊˈgræm/

Definitions of malevolent program

1. noun

   a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
   synonyms: malware

   types:

   logic bomb, slag code

   a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects

   trojan, trojan horse

   a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

   computer virus, virus

   a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

   worm

   a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network

   type of:

   computer program, computer programme, program, programme

   (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute