After Surfing the Internet, Joe, a User, Woke Up to Find

question 113

Multiple Choice

After surfing the Internet, Joe, a user, woke up to find all his files were corrupted. His wallpaper was replaced by a message stating the files were encrypted and he needed to transfer money to a foreign country to recover them. Joe is a victim of:

• A) a keylogger
• B) spyware
• C) ransomware
• D) a logic bomb

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