Fromcrypto-(prefix meaning ‘hidden; invisible’) +virus.
cryptovirus (pluralcryptoviruses)
- (biology) Akind ofplantvirusassociated withlatentinfection of thehost, and nottransmissible by manymeans.
kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means
Fromcrypto-(prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’) +virus.
cryptovirus (pluralcryptoviruses)
- (computer security) Atype ofmalware that isused forextortion byencryptinguserfiles andasking forpayment inexchange for thedecryptionkey.
- Synonym:cryptoransomware
type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key
- Belarusian:вірус-шыфравальшчык m(virus-šyfravalʹščyk)
- Czech:kryptovirus m,šifrovací virus m
- Estonian:krüptoviirus
- Finnish:kryptovirus
- French:cryptovirus (fr) m,cryptorançongiciel (fr) m,crypto-verrouilleur (fr) m,logiciel de cryptoverrouillage (fr) m
- German:Verschlüsselungstrojaner m
- Hungarian:kriptovírus,titkosítóvírus (hu)
- Indonesian:virus enkripsi
- Korean:크립토 바이러스(keuripto baireoseu)
- Latvian:šifrējošā izspiedējprogrammatūra f,šifrējošais vīruss m,šifrēšanas programmatūrā f
- Macedonian:криптови́рус m(kriptovírus)
- Norwegian:kryptovirus n,krypteringsvirus n
- Polish:kryptowirus m,wirus-szyfrator m
- Russian:криптови́рус m(kriptovírus),ви́рус-шифрова́льщик m(vírus-šifroválʹščik)
- Slovene:kriptovirus m
- Spanish:virus encriptador m
- Turkish:kripto virüsü,şifreleme virüsü
- Ukrainian:вірус-шифрувальник m(virus-šyfruvalʹnyk)
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