# Malware **Domain:** Cybersecurity / Software **Doc Type:** Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[Vienna Virus]], [[Avast]], [[Cybersecurity]], [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] ## Definition Malware is software designed or repurposed to compromise, disrupt, surveil or exploit computer systems. ## Corpus Context It creates a machine-about-machine environment in which defenders infer likely purpose from executable structure and behavior. ## Backlinks - [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] - [[articles/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]]