computer virus
Plural
computer viruses
1
a harmful software that can replicate and spread without user consent, aiming to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems or data
- His computer crashed after being infected by a computer virus.
- The computer virus spread quickly through the network, corrupting files.
- Hackers used a computer virus to steal sensitive company data.
- The pop-up warning about a computer virus turned out to be a scam.
- She accidentally downloaded a computer virus from an unknown email attachment.
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