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Virus signature file

nounid 4618·updated May 9, 2026
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The file of virus patterns that are compared with existing files to determine whether they are infected with a virus or worm

MWE

Attested in

No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat90%rule-basedr:entity.threat.attack.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Virus signature files
possessive
Virus signature file's
pluralpossessive
Virus signature files'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The file of virus patterns that are compared with existing files to determine whether they are infected with a virus or worm
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The file of virus patterns that are compared with existing files to determine whether they are infected with a virus or worm
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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