"cryptovirus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɪptoʊˌvaɪɹəs/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-cryptovirus.oga Forms: cryptoviruses [plural]
Etymology: From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘hidden; invisible’) + virus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|crypto|virus|pos1=prefix meaning ‘hidden; invisible’}} crypto- (prefix meaning ‘hidden; invisible’) + virus Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)
  1. (biology) A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means): kryptovirus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cryptovirus-en-noun--O2X~clV Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: virus
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹɪptoʊˌvaɪɹəs/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-cryptovirus.oga Forms: cryptoviruses [plural]
Etymology: From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’) + virus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|prefix}} prefix, {{prefix|en|crypto|virus|pos1=prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’}} crypto- (prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’) + virus Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)
  1. (computer security) A type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key. Categories (topical): Computer security, Malware Synonyms: cryptoransomware Hypernyms: malware, ransomware Related terms: cryptolocker, cryptoviral, cryptoviral extortion, cryptovirological, cryptovirology, cryptoworm, malware Translations (type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key): вірус-шыфравальшчык (virus-šyfravalʹščyk) [masculine] (Belarusian), kryptovirus [masculine] (Czech), šifrovací virus [masculine] (Czech), krüptoviirus (Estonian), kryptovirus (Finnish), cryptovirus [masculine] (French), cryptorançongiciel [masculine] (French), crypto-verrouilleur [masculine] (French), logiciel de cryptoverrouillage [masculine] (French), Verschlüsselungstrojaner [masculine] (German), kriptovírus (Hungarian), titkosítóvírus (Hungarian), virus enkripsi (Indonesian), 크립토 바이러스 (keuripto baireoseu) (Korean), šifrējošā izspiedējprogrammatūra [feminine] (Latvian), šifrējošais vīruss [masculine] (Latvian), šifrēšanas programmatūrā [feminine] (Latvian), криптови́рус (kriptovírus) [masculine] (Macedonian), kryptovirus [neuter] (Norwegian), krypteringsvirus [neuter] (Norwegian), kryptowirus [masculine] (Polish), wirus-szyfrator [masculine] (Polish), криптови́рус (kriptovírus) [masculine] (Russian), ви́рус-шифрова́льщик (vírus-šifroválʹščik) [masculine] (Russian), kriptovirus [masculine] (Slovene), virus encriptador [masculine] (Spanish), kripto virüsü (Turkish), şifreleme virüsü (Turkish), вірус-шифрувальник (virus-šyfruvalʹnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Hypernyms: virus
Etymology number: 2

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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "virus-šyfravalʹščyk",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
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      "word": "šifrovací virus"
    },
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      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "krüptoviirus"
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      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "kryptovirus"
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      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
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      ],
      "word": "cryptovirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cryptorançongiciel"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crypto-verrouilleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "logiciel de cryptoverrouillage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verschlüsselungstrojaner"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "kriptovírus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "titkosítóvírus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "virus enkripsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "keuripto baireoseu",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "크립토 바이러스"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šifrējošā izspiedējprogrammatūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šifrējošais vīruss"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "šifrēšanas programmatūrā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kriptovírus",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "криптови́рус"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kryptovirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krypteringsvirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kryptowirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wirus-szyfrator"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kriptovírus",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "криптови́рус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vírus-šifroválʹščik",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́рус-шифрова́льщик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kriptovirus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virus encriptador"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "kripto virüsü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "word": "şifreleme virüsü"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "virus-šyfruvalʹnyk",
      "sense": "type of malware that is used for extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "вірус-шифрувальник"
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  ],
  "word": "cryptovirus"
}

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