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Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: computer security
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: malware
Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, uncountable
Qualifier: computer security
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
դրամաշորթ ծրագիր
(dramašortʻ cragir)
— malware
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Bulgarian:
софтуер за изнудване
(softuer za iznudvane)
— malware
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Bulgarian:
рансъмуер
(ransǎmuer)
— malware
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Chinese Mandarin:
勒索軟體 /勒索软体
(lèsuǒ ruǎntǐ)
— malware
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Czech:
ransomware
— malware
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Czech:
vyděračský program
— malware
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Dutch:
gijzelsoftware
— malware
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Dutch:
ransomware
— malware
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Estonian:
lunavara
— malware
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Finnish:
kiristysohjelma
— malware
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French:
rançongiciel
— malware
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French:
logiciel rançonneur
— malware
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French:
logiciel de rançon
— malware
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French:
logiciel d'extorsion
— malware
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German:
Ransomware
— malware
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German:
Erpressungssoftware
— malware
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German:
Erpressungstrojaner
— malware
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German:
Lösegeld-Trojaner
— malware
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German:
Lösegeld-Software
— malware
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Greek:
λυτρισμικό
(lytrismikó)
— malware
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Hebrew:
כּוֹפְרָה
(kofrá)
— malware
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Hungarian:
zsarolóprogram
— malware
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Hungarian:
zsarolóvírus
— malware
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Indonesian:
perangkat pemeras
— malware
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Japanese:
ランサムウェア
(ransamuwea)
— malware
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Korean:
랜섬웨어
(raenseomweeo)
— malware
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Latvian:
izspiedējprogrammatūra
— malware
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Latvian:
izspiedējvīruss
— malware
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Latvian:
izspiešanas ļaunprogrammatūra
— malware
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Macedonian:
уценувачки софтвер
(ucenuvački softver)
— malware
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Malay:
perisian tebusan
— malware
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Norwegian:
utpressingsvare
— malware
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Norwegian:
utpressingsprogramvare
— malware
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Polish:
oprogramowanie szantażujące
— malware
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Polish:
oprogramowanie wymuszające okup
— malware
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Polish:
ransomware
— malware
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Russian:
програ́мма-вымога́тель
(prográmma-vymogátelʹ)
— malware
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Russian:
програ́мма-шантажи́ст
(prográmma-šantažíst)
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
уцењивачки софтвер
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
уцјењивачки софтвер
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
ренсомвер
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
ucenjivački softver
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
ucjenjivački softver
— malware
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Serbo-Croatian:
rensomver
— malware
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Slovak:
ransomvér
— malware
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Slovak:
vydieračský softvér
— malware
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Slovak:
vydieračský program
— malware
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Slovene:
izsiljevalsko programje
— malware
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Slovene:
izsiljevalski program
— malware
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Slovene:
izsiljevalska programska oprema
— malware
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Swedish:
utpressningsprogram
— malware
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Swedish:
utpressningsprogramvara
— malware
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Swedish:
utpressningstrojan
— malware
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Turkish:
fidye yazılımı
— malware
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Turkish:
şantaj yazılımı
— malware
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Turkmen:
şantažçy programma
— malware
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Ukrainian:
програма-вимагач
(prohrama-vymahač)
— malware
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Ukrainian:
програма-шантажист
(prohrama-šantažyst)
— malware
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Uzbek:
tovlamachi dastur
— malware
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Vietnamese:
phần mềm tống tiền
— malware
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Welsh:
meddalwedd wystlo
— malware
