diff --git a/bindings/java/doxygen/artifact_catalog.dox b/bindings/java/doxygen/artifact_catalog.dox
index c1d9ebb4a3bc2378c36043da1d442ead54d05da6..84acdf64bf24bec83289854736c004cfbceec998 100644
--- a/bindings/java/doxygen/artifact_catalog.dox
+++ b/bindings/java/doxygen/artifact_catalog.dox
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Indication that the source artifact or file contains a keyword. Keywords are gro
 
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 ## TSK_MALWARE
-Indicates the source file's malware status based on the score.  A notable score means that the file is malware. A score of none means it is not malware.
+Indicates the source file's malware status based on the score.  A notable score means that the file has been detected to be malware. A score of none means that the file has been detected to not be malware.
 
 ### REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES
 None