English
malvertising
Blend of malicious + advertising.
A blend of malicious + advertising
Latin malus ‘bad’
Latin malitia ‘malice’
Latin malitiōsus ‘malicious, wicked’
Old French malicios
Middle English malicious
English malicious
Today it means
noun Internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the viewer's computer.
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Etymograph / malvertising