Word "VIRUS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
Synonyms:
computer virus
Examples:
a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a harmful or corrupting agency
Examples:
bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread
the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(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

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Contagious organism (5) Puzzler 21 Apr 2024
Six start to rust due to the corrupting influence
Disease-producing agent
Something that damages corrupts
Transmitted cause of infection (5)
Six, semi-rustic, may make one sick (5)
Cause of infection (5)
What the unhealthy computer may have (5)
Infectious particle that invades cells
Bug (5) Puzzler 23 Feb 2024
Six almost hurry to find germ (5)
Computer attack (5)
Computer bug Puzzler Backwords 18 Feb 2024
Poison six right in front of you and me (5)
Virtues lacking tangible limits - that can be harmful (5)
Computer bug Commuter 19 Dec 2023
Computer infection Newsday 12 Dec 2023
Submicroscopic pathogen The Times Concise 29 Aug 2023
Computer woe Thomas Joseph 25 Jul 2023
Irish American crushed by very nasty bug The Times Cryptic 11 Jul 2023
Sport in Six Nations finally showing destructive influence The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Apr 2023
Infective agent The Telegraph Quick 29 Mar 2023
See Irish American as source of complaint The Guardian Cryptic 24 Aug 2022
Infective particle The Times Concise 24 Jun 2022
Virtuoso, too disrupted, overlooked corrupting influence The Telegraph Toughie 07 Jun 2022
Initially very ill, really unwell … suffering this? The Times Cryptic 19 Apr 2022
Disease caused by an infectious agent The Guardian Quick 09 Apr 2022
Microscopic infectious agent Irish Times Simplex 09 Apr 2022
Computer woe Thomas Joseph 28 Jan 2022
Infective particle The Times Concise 02 Oct 2021
Man in Latin America has computer problem
Supervisor cleans out pores - it might cause infection Irish Times Crosaire 03 Jul 2021
Malware, often New York Times 23 Jun 2021
Computer malady Eugene Sheffer 05 May 2021
Infective particle The Times Concise 22 Dec 2020
By way of abandoning a right, America creates Covid-19?
Microscopic infectious agent Irish Times Simplex 13 Oct 2020
Computer problem USA Today 13 Aug 2020
Computer infection Newsday 09 Jun 2020
Microscopic infectant Irish Times Simplex 28 Mar 2020
Bug The Telegraph Quick 15 Feb 2020
Pathogenic agent The Times Concise 19 Jan 2020
I engaged in virtual reality leading to American computer problem
Form of infection The Times Concise 13 Dec 2019
Organism that is the source of very injurious, rabid unhealthy strain
Cybersecurity concern Universal 27 Apr 2019
PC problem Wall Street Journal 06 Apr 2019
Hacker's creation The New Yorker 25 Feb 2019
PC problem
Cybersecurity concern
Mono, e.g New York Times 15 Dec 2018
Supervisor cleans out pores - it might cause infection Irish Times Crosaire 13 Oct 2018
Small infectious agent which can cause diseases
Computer invader USA Today 28 Feb 2018
Malicious code The Times Concise 02 Jan 2018
Mono, e.g.
Computer invader
Germ goes from six to half the country The Sun Two Speed 13 Dec 2017
Bug The Sun Two Speed 13 Dec 2017
Hacking tool or flu cause
This, initially very infectious, renders us sick?
Cold, e.g Newsday 03 Jun 2017
Bug New York Times 18 May 2017
Computer malady Universal 09 Apr 2017
Virtuous but losing out over poisonous influence The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Mar 2017
Bug
Computer malady
Disease The Guardian Speedy 27 Nov 2016
A classical man to you and me represents something harmful
Corrupting influence in Rugby Union, in Six Nations, ultimately The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Aug 2016
Computer ''infection'' Newsday 19 Jul 2016
It spreads through — right for one American The Guardian Cryptic 14 Jun 2016
It spreads through — right for one American
Very rapid activity mostly constraining one computer problem
Very rapid activity mostly constraining one computer problem The Times Cryptic 13 May 2016
Computer invader LA Times Daily 05 Apr 2016
Computer malady Newsday 01 Mar 2016
Flu cause Wall Street Journal 01 Feb 2016
Bug LA Times Daily 25 Oct 2015
Looking back, Irish king in gamey sort of transport initially quarantined in hospital? Irish Times Crosaire 03 Jan 2015
Bug
Cold cause
Bad strain?
Email attachment attachment?
Computer invader
Type of malware
Computer invader
Computer "infection"
Computer disruption
Computer infection
Flu cause
Malware delivery
Hacking tool
Bug first discovered in 1898
Bug
It may be written in code
Common cold cause
High-tech invader
High-tech invader
Attacker from a hacker
Computer woe
Computer malady
Computer invader
PC woe
Flu bug
Corrupting influence
Corrupting influence
Computer danger
Computer woe
Computer problem
MyDoom, for one
Computer attacker
High-tech disruption
High-tech disruption
Flu cause
Computer crasher
E-mail attachment threat
Computer illness
Computer concern
Computer threat
Chickenpox cause
Computer problem
Downloading worry
Initially very ill, really unwell … suffering this?
Download danger
Hacker's creation, perhaps
Organism in many Robin Cook books
It might erase your hard drive
Computer danger
Computer illness
Bug of a sort
Body attacker
Microorganism
Common winter complaint
Disease germ
Infectious agent
Infective agent.
Cause of common ailment.
Evil influence.
Common ailment.
Corrupting influence.
Submicroscopic infectious agent.
Too-popular affliction.
Something that poisons.
Common cold cause
Sketchy download "attachment"
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