virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...

is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Virus or The Virus may also refer to: * Computer virus, a type of malicious computer program ** Mobile virus, a type of malicious cell phone program

Brands and enterprises

* Virus (automobile), a French cyclecar * Virus (clothing), an Israeli clothing brand *

Access Virus The Access Virus is a virtual analog synthesizer made by the German company Access Music GmbH. It was first produced in 1997 and has since been upgraded frequently, with the company releasing new models about every two years. Early models includ ...

, a line of virtual analog synthesizers by German company Access Music * Virus Buster Serge, a Japanese media franchise also known as ''Virus''

Comics

* ''Virus'' (comics), a Dark Horse miniseries * ''Virus'' (''Spirou et Fantasio''), an album of the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comics series

Fictional entities

* Viruses, the main enemies from '' Dr. Mario'' * Viruses, the main enemies in the ''

Mega Man Battle Network is a tactical role-playing video game series created by Masahiro Yasuma and developed and published by Capcom as a spin-off of the ''Mega Man'' series; it premiered in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance and takes place in an alternate continuity wh ...

'' series * Virus, a sniper unit from '' Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge'' * Viral, an artificial intelligence in ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

Film and television

* ''Virus'' (1980 film) or ''Fukkatsu no hi'', a Japanese post-apocalyptic film by Kinji Fukasaku * '' Virus - l'inferno dei morti viventi'' or ''Hell of the Living Dead'', a 1980 Italian zombie film * ''Virus'' (1995 film), a film based on the novel ''Outbreak'' by Robin Cook * ''Virus'' (1999 film), a science fiction-horror film by John Bruno * ''Virus'' (2007 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film starring Shankar * ''Virus'' (2019 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film starring Asif Ali * ''The Virus'' (TV series), a South Korean TV series

Literature

* ''Virus'' (novel), a 1964 science fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu * ''Viruses'' (journal), a scientific journal published by MDPI * ''The Virus'' (novel), a 2015 thriller about a pandemic by Stanley Johnson

Music

Artists

Virus (Argentine band) Virus is an Argentine new wave music band founded in 1979, led by Federico Moura until his death on December 21, 1988, from AIDS-related complications. His brother Marcelo then became lead singer, until the band gave its final performance on Septe ...

, a new wave band formed in 1981 * Virus (British band), a thrash metal band formed in 1983 *

Virus (Norwegian band) Virus was a Norwegian avant-garde metal band signed to Jester Records. It was formed in 2000 by Carl-Michael Eide. Czral considered the band a continuation of his previous band Ved Buens Ende because of similar musical elements and an avant ga ...

, an avant-garde metal band 2000–2018 * Virus (Russian band), a band formed in 1999 *

The Virus (band) The Virus is an American street punk band from Philadelphia that formed in 1998. Reformed in 2013, the current lineup includes Paul Sorrels on vocals, Zach Kolodziejski on lead guitar, Fat Dave on rhythm guitar, Josh Howard on bass, and Tyler Ca ...

, an American punk band formed in 1998 *

Sulfur (band) ''Sulfur'' was an American rock ensemble formed by Michele Amar in New York City in 1991. It was originally an outlet for Amar's solo work until it expanded drastically with the inclusion of seven members and a number of additional side personnel ...

, originally Virus, an American rock band 1991–1998 * Virus, a 1995 alias used by

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...

* Virus, a German band that participated in a 1971

Ken Hensley Kenneth William David Hensley (24 August 1945 – 4 November 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote the majority of Uriah ...

side project

Albums

* ''Virus'' (Dado Polumenta album) or the title song, 2011 * ''Virus'' (Haken album), 2020 * ''Virus'' (Heavenly album) or the title song, 2006 * ''Virus'' (Hypocrisy album), 2005 * ''Virus'' (Slank album) or the title song, 2001 * ''The Virus'' (album), by Brotha Lynch Hung, 2001 * ''Virus'', by Big Boy, 2000 * ''Virus'', by Excision, 2016

Songs

* "Virus" (Björk song), 2011 * "Virus" (Front Line Assembly song), 1991 * "Virus" (Iron Maiden song), 1996 * "Virus" (KMFDM song), 1989 * "Virus" (LaFee song), 2006 * "

Virus (How About Now) "Virus (How About Now)" is a song by Dutch DJs and record producers Martin Garrix and MOTi. It was released as a digital download on 13 October 2014 on Beatport and on 27 October 2014 on iTunes. The song was written by Martin Garrix, Niclas Lund ...

", by Martin Garrix and MOTi, 2014 * "Virus", by Avail from ''

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'', 1994 * "Virus", by Deltron 3030 from '' Deltron 3030'', 2000 * "Virus", by Pitchshifter from '' Infotainment?'', 1996

People

* Virus (musician) or Andre Michel Karkos, lead guitarist of Device *

Virus (wrestler) Ricardo Amezquita Carreño (born December 9, 1968), better known by his ring name Virus, is a Mexican '' luchador'' (or professional wrestler). He is currently working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and portrays a ''rudo'' ("Bad guy ...

or Ricardo Amezquita Cardeño (born 1968), professional wrestler

Video games

* ''Virus'', a prototype version of the NES game '' Dr. Mario'' * ''Virus'' (1988 video game), a port of the 1987 computer game ''Zarch'' * ''Virus'' (1997 video game), a video game by Hudson Soft * '' Virus: The Game'', a 1997 computer game by Sir-Tech * '' Virus: It Is Aware'', a 1999 video game by Cryo