Etymology 2
From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’) + virus.
Noun
cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)
- (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.
- Synonym: cryptoransomware
Translations
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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