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Malware is short for malicious software and used as a single term to refer to virus, spy ware, worm etc. Malware is designed to cause damage to a stand alone computer or a networked pc. So wherever a malware term is used it means a program which is designed to damage your computer it may be a virus, worm or Trojan.
The short answer is: yes. The term âmalwareâ is short for âmalicious softwareâ. As computer viruses are undoubtedly malicious, they fall into the category of malware, just as trojans, rootkits or spyware do. In the end, it can be likened to dachshunds and dogs: every virus is malware just as every dachshund is also a dog.