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Ransomware

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It seems that this is the time to get back on security and protections, where we left off earlier. So, sit back tight and buckle up. A new malware just hitting desktop computers in more than 70 countries and spreading itself quickly, got name ransomware as per it’s working. Let’s plunge into malware bay. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a kind of malware, which encrypts your important data e.g., images, PPTs, and documents, and sometimes encrypt your entire hard disk or SSD , thereafter it locks down your PC, files and asks you to visit a given site to pay ransom amount or buy bitcoins (a form of digital currency). It pops up a message on your computer that, “ if you don’t pay the ransom amount your data would be encrypted, and you would not be able to regain access on your PC or files until you pay ransom amount or buy bitcoins ”. Most of the people pay ransom amount because most of the time, data is more important than ransom amount. And especially in the case, when you are t