COMPUTER VIRUS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase computer virus. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COMPUTER VIRUS
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| malware | nounn | |||||||
noun • malicious software, designed to break into a system | ||||||||
| ransomware | nounn | |||||||
noun • malicious software that makes a computer unusable unless a payment is made to the attacker | ||||||||
| spyware | nounn | |||||||
noun • computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent | ||||||||
| trojan | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants noun • a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful • a native of ancient Troy | ||||||||
| worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| virus | nounn | |||||||
noun • (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein • a harmful or corrupting agency • a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer | ||||||||
