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 files' 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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