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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 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>

'''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 promises to send the user a decryption key, which can be entered to decrypt the drive(s). However, in some cases, the publisher takes the money without providing the promised key.<ref>https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/what-is-ransomware-protection</ref>

==Evolution==

==Evolution==