cryptovirus

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Etymology

crypto- +‎ virus

Noun

cryptovirus (plural cryptoviruses)

  1. (computing) Malware that specializes in extortion by encrypting user files and asking for payment in exchange for the decryption key.
  2. (biology) A kind of plant virus associated with latent infection of the host, and not transmissible by many means.

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