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Malware vs Abandonware - What's the difference?

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Malware is a related term of abandonware.


As nouns the difference between malware and abandonware

is that malware is (computing) software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner while abandonware is : a software product, especially a video game, whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

malware

English

(wikipedia malware)

Noun

(-)
  • (computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

    • See also

    * adware * backdoor * dialer, dialler * exploit * key logger * spyware * rootkit * trojan * URL injection * virus * worm * wabbit * -ware ----

    abandonware

    English

    (wikipedia abandonware)

    Noun

    (-)
  • : A software product, especially a video game, whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.

    • Related terms

    * abandon * adware * annoyware * baitware * bloatware * blogware * cardware * careware * censorware * charityware * courseware * crapware * crippleware * crudware * cyberware * demoware * donationware * dreamware * emailware * fatware * firmware * foistware * freeware * fritterware * funware * gameware * greenware * groupware * guiltware * hassleware * helpware * hijackware * liveware * malware * meatware * middleware * malware * nagware * otherware * parasiteware * payware * postcardware * prayerware * ransomware * scareware * scumware * shareware * shelfware * shitware * spyware * teachware * trialware * vaporware * wetware

    See also

    * free software * public domain * announcementware * vaporware