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intending to cause harm or distress to others
- His malicious prank caused damage to property and upset many people.
- The bully's malicious behavior towards his classmates led to disciplinary action by the school.
- The vengeful ex-partner made malicious threats against her former lover.
- The arsonist set fire to the building with malicious intent to cause destruction.
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(of software or a code) intentionally designed to harm, damage, or disrupt computer systems, networks, or data
- The antivirus software detected a malicious virus in the system.
- The network was compromised by a piece of malicious code.
- The IT team worked to remove the malicious software from the server.
- Her computer was infected with a malicious worm that corrupted files.
- They were warned about a malicious email that could steal personal information.