ITPEC IP April 2019 Question 35
ITPEC IP April 2019 — Question 35 of 100
Ransomware makes data or a system unusable and demands payment to restore access. A common form encrypts the victim's files and offers a decryption key in exchange for money, although payment does not guarantee recovery.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- a keylogger records keyboard input to steal information such as credentials
- a rootkit hides malicious activity and maintains privileged access
- a worm is self-propagating malware that spreads across systems or networks
Key rule: The defining feature of ransomware is extortion based on denying access to data or systems.
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