cryptovirus

English

WOTD – 13 January 2023

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptəʊˌvaɪɹəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptoʊˌvaɪɹəs/

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• Hyphenation: cryp‧to‧vir‧us

Etymology 1

From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘hidden; invisible’) +‎ virus.

Noun

cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)

1. (biology) A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means.

Hypernyms

• virus

Translations

kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means

Finnish: kryptovirus

Etymology 2

From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘cryptographic’) +‎ virus.

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.

   Synonym: cryptoransomware

Hypernyms

• malware
• ransomware
• virus

Related terms

• cryptolocker
• cryptoviral
• cryptoviral extortion
• cryptovirological
• cryptovirology
• cryptoworm

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)

See also

• Thesaurus:malware

Further reading

• cryptovirology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia