cryptovirus
English
/ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/
noun
Definitions
- (computing) Malware that specializes in extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.
- (biology) A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means.
Etymology
Prefix from English virus.
Origin
English
virus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antivirus English
- bacteriovirus English
- baculovirus English
- badnavirus English
- birnavirus English
- carcinovirus English
- cardiovirus English
- coronavirus English
- countervirus English
- curtovirus English
- encephalovirus English
- enterovirus English
- frankenvirus English
- halovirus English
- herpesvirus English
- immunovirus English
- influenzavirus English
- leukaemiavirus English
- lymphocryptovirus English
- macrovirus English
- megavirus English
- microvirus English
- mycovirus English
- myxovirus English
- neurovirus English
- nonvirus English
- oncovirus English
- palaeovirus English
- paleovirus English
- papillomavirus English
- parainfluenzavirus English
- paramyxovirus English
- parvovirus English
- phycovirus English
- phytovirus English
- poliovirus English
- polyomavirus English
- poxvirus English
- protovirus English
- provirus English
- pseudovirus English
- retrovirus English
- ribovirus English
- subvirus English
- supervirus English
- tetravirus English
- ultravirus English
- viral English
- viricide English
- viroid English
- virosis English
- virus English
- viruscide English
- viruslike English
- virusoid English
- virussy English
- virus Latin
- vīrus Latin
- криптовирус Russian
- バイラス Japanese
- ヴァイラス Japanese
- ไวรัส Thai
- bayrus Cebuano
- feirws Welsh
- firws Welsh
- ဗိုင်းရပ်စ် Burmese
- 바이러스 Korean
- វីរុស Central Khmer
- viral
- virus
- viroid
- virussy
- virosis
- nonvirus
- subvirus
- virusoid
- viricide
- poxvirus
- provirus
- antivirus
- halovirus
- oncovirus
- viruslike
- myxovirus
- mycovirus
- megavirus
- viruscide
- ribovirus
- supervirus
- birnavirus
- curtovirus
- badnavirus
- protovirus
- phycovirus
- retrovirus
- parvovirus
- ultravirus
- poliovirus
- neurovirus
- microvirus
- tetravirus
- paleovirus
- phytovirus
- macrovirus
- baculovirus
- coronavirus
- cardiovirus
- herpesvirus
- pseudovirus
- enterovirus
- palaeovirus
- immunovirus
- polyomavirus
- carcinovirus
- frankenvirus
- countervirus
- paramyxovirus
- bacteriovirus
- papillomavirus
- influenzavirus
- encephalovirus
- leukaemiavirus
- lymphocryptovirus
- parainfluenzavirus