Pronunciation of "malware"

[Charles C Doyle]

This afternoon a local TV newscaster (Atlanta) pronounced "malware" with the first syllable like "mall."  I would pronounce the first syllable to rhyme with "pal"--though I don't believe I have ever actually spoken the word; perhaps I hadn't even heard it spoken.  I there a "standard" pronunciation?

--Charlie

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