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VIRUS RARE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A virus which was recently isolated by which does not appear to be widespread. Rare viruses have a higher probability of someone becoming infected than "endangered" or "extinct" viruses, but are much less likely to be found than a "common virus."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Virus récemment isolé (moins d'un an), mais qui ne semble pas très répandu. Les virus rares sont plus susceptibles d'infecter des systèmes que les virus «peu menaçants» ou les virus «disparus», mais ils ont moins de chance d'être détectés que les virus «courants».

Spanish

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