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anti-malware

Hyphenate. Use only as an adjective.

Antivirus is often used interchangeably with anti-malware to describe any program that removes malware. Use antivirus when you want to differentiate between antispyware and other anti-malware programs.

Examples
Microsoft Defender contains powerful anti-malware tools to help protect your device.

Windows Defender has both antivirus and antispyware capabilities.

Anti-malware settings