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'''Ransomware''' is a type of malicious software ([[malware]]) used for cybercrime which attempts to prevent user access to something they value, usually digital information on their [[computer]].  It will then demand that a ransom be paid so that the user can regain access.<ref>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/portal/mmpc/shared/ransomware.aspx</ref>  In most cases, ransomware will [[encrypt]] all of the information on a computer's writable drives, and change the bootloader so that when the computer is started, the malware is launched.  It wiser of the demands, and explain how the ransom can be paid.<ref>http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/ransomware-cryptovirus-cryptotrojan-or-cryptoworm</ref>  Once paid, the ransomware publisher will hopefully will '''''hopefully''''' send the user a decryption key, which can be entered to decrypt the drive(s).<ref>https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/what-is-ransomware-protection</ref>

'''Ransomware''' is a type of malicious software ([[malware]]) used for cybercrime which attempts to prevent user access to something they value, usually digital information on their [[computer]].  It will then demand that a ransom be paid so that the user can regain access.<ref>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/portal/mmpc/shared/ransomware.aspx</ref>  In most cases, ransomware will [[encrypt]] all of the information on a computer's writable drives, and change the bootloader so that when the computer is started, the malware is launched.  It will state the demands, and explain how the ransom can be paid.<ref>http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/ransomware-cryptovirus-cryptotrojan-or-cryptoworm</ref>  Once paid, the ransomware publisher will hopefully will '''''hopefully''''' send the user a decryption key, which can be entered to decrypt the drive(s).<ref>https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/what-is-ransomware-protection</ref>

==Evolution==

==Evolution==

==Examples==

==Examples==

Theses are some of the better known examples of ransomware.

Theses are some of the better known examples of ransomware.

*TeslaCrypt (attacked [[video games]])<ref>https://www.hackread.com/famous-games-hijacked-for-ransom-through-teslacrypt-ransomware</ref>

*TeslaCrypt (attacked [[video games]])<ref>https://www.hackread.com/famous-games-hijacked-for-ransom-through-teslacrypt-ransomware</ref>

*WannaCry (attacked entire Windows systems)<ref>http://bgr.com/2017/05/15/wanna-cry-ransomware-virus-windows-wannacry-explainer</ref>

*WannaCry (attacked entire Windows systems)<ref>http://bgr.com/2017/05/15/wanna-cry-ransomware-virus-windows-wannacry-explainer</ref>

 

==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Malware]]

[[Category:Malware]]