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Program Infector

nounid 3691·updated May 9, 2026
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A program infector is a piece of malware that attaches itself to existing program files.

MWE

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Program Infectors
possessive
Program Infector's
pluralpossessive
Program Infectors'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A program infector is a piece of malware that attaches itself to existing program files.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A program infector is a piece of malware that attaches itself to existing program files.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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