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has gloss	(noun) a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects malevolent program
lexicalization	eng: malevolent program
subclass of	(noun) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" program, computer program, programme, computer programme
has subclass	(noun) a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects; "a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb" logic bomb, slag code
has subclass	(noun) a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse" trojan horse, trojan
has subclass	(noun) a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance" virus, computer virus
has subclass	(noun) a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers" worm