What Is Ransomware

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Multiple Choice

What is ransomware?

• A) A form of malicious software that infects your computer and asks for money
• B) A new ransomware program that encrypts your personal files and demands payment for the file's decryption keys
• C) Software that allows Internet advertisers to display advertisements without the consent of the computer user
• D) A special class of adware that collects data about the user and transmits it over the Internet without the user's knowledge or permission

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Definitions:

Liability Account

A liability account is a financial reporting account that is used to record obligations or debts that a company owes to others, such as loans, accounts payable, or mortgages.

Noninterest-Bearing Notes

These are promissory notes issued at a discount to face value that do not pay periodic interest, with the return to the investor being the difference between the purchase price and the face value at maturity.

Discounted Note

A promissory note whose face value has been reduced to reflect the effect of interest that it will earn.