@ JonP (was: Re: The actual collective noun is "Malware".)
"malware is something that might use or cause a vulnerability"
The very vulnerabilities are malware in the world of ones and zeros.
Multi-national corporations[0] releasing untested code on the GreatUnwashed are the cause of this blight. In my opinion, of course.
[0] Cupertino, Redmond, wherever google et alia claims to live, etc.