English

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.

Hypernyms

• ransomware
• malware

See also

• Cryptovirology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia