What Type of Virus Is Used to Lock a User's

question 17

Multiple Choice

What type of virus is used to lock a user's system,or cloud accounts until the system's owner complies by paying the attacker a monetary fee?

• A) keylogger
• B) rootkit
• C) ransomware
• D) macro

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Definitions:

Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises

Specific accounting principles and guidelines meant for the financial reporting of privately-held companies, differing from those for publicly traded companies.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in other companies, where the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted thereafter for the investor's share of the investee’s profits or losses.

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions in the accounting system.

Impairment Loss

The amount by which the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, leading to a decrease in the asset's value on the financial statements.