malicious virus

  • 1Virus — Vi rus, n. [L., a slimy liquid, a poisonous liquid, poison, stench; akin to Gr. ? poison, Skr. visha. Cf. {Wizen}, v. i.] 1. (Med.) Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; applied to organic poisons.… …

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  • 2virus program — Virus Vi rus, n. [L., a slimy liquid, a poisonous liquid, poison, stench; akin to Gr. ? poison, Skr. visha. Cf. {Wizen}, v. i.] 1. (Med.) Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; applied to organic poisons …

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  • 3virus — index disease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 virus n. A computer program that can co …

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  • 4Virus (disambiguation) — A virus is a parasitic agent that is smaller than a bacterium and that can only reproduce after infecting a host cell.Virus may also refer to:* Computer virus, a type of malicious computer program * Mobile virus, a type of malicious cell phone… …

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  • 5virus — bug, virus In their biochemical senses the distinction between these two words is clear enough, but in their extension to the domain of computing and the Internet they are sometimes confused. A bug is a fault usually occurring through error in a… …

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  • 6Virus hoax — A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipient of a non existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e mail that tells the recipient to forward it to everyone they know. Contents 1 Identification 2 Action 3 List of… …

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  • 7Virus Chaser — Infobox Software name = Virus Chaser logo= caption = [http://www.viruschaser.com www.viruschaser.com] developer = New Technology Wave Incorporated latest release version = 5.0a latest release date = November 2005 operating system = Microsoft… …

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  • 8virus — noun (plural viruses) Etymology: Latin, venom, poisonous emanation; akin to Greek ios poison, Sanskrit viṣa; in senses 2 & 4, from New Latin, from Latin Date: 1599 1. archaic venom 1 2. a. the causative agent of an infectious disease b. any of a… …

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  • 9virus — /ˈvaɪrəs / (say vuyruhs) noun 1. a submicroscopic infective agent, inert outside a cell but able to reproduce within the host cell. 2. any disease caused by a virus. 3. Also, computer virus. a destructive program introduced into a computer system …

  • 10Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool — Malicious Software Removal Tool A screenshot of Malicious Software Removal Tool Developer(s) Mic …

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