A Benign virus (when referring to computers) is a virus that causes no damage. It can display a random message or make a sound on some specific ocassion.
Both smallpox and molluscum are caused by pox viruses. Smallpox is lifethreatening, while molluscum is benign.
benign
"we were so happy to find out that John's tumour was benign"Luckily, the tumor was benign.
Uterine fibroids, or uterine leiomyoma, are benign tumors or benign neoplasms. (Neoplasm and tumor are synonymous; neoplasms can be benign or malignant. Fibroids are benign.)
Spyware is malware that is essentially a form of social engineering.
benign tumor
benign means cancerous in most cases...ex. doctors will tell if a tumor is benign or not...if it is benign...it contains no cancer cells.....if it is not...then you get the idea..... Benign means non cancerous.
Luckily, the tumor was benign.
A papilloma tumor is a small benign epithelial tumor, such as a wart, consisting of an overgrowth of cells on a core of smooth connective tissue. A papilloma virus skin tumor is a wart caused by the human papilloma virus, usually found around the genitals on sexually active individuals.
benign
The term that means not life-threatening is "benign."
The virus just infects the host cell but remains quiet for a long time. Something may cause it to become active again. A very good example of this is the chickenpox virus. It can remain for a long time in the hosts' nervous system and something will reactivate it. It is then called shingles.