malvertising

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noun

Internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmalvertising (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingInternet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.

Origin

Blend of malicious + advertising.

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APA

malvertising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvertising

MLA

“malvertising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvertising. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malvertising,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malvertising.

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