New parasite category – ransomware
Monday, May 8th, 2006
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that threatens to do something terrible (delete user sensitive information, destroy the entire system, encrypt vital data or steal confidential documents) and demands the victim to pay up. If the victim pays the ransom, the author of ransomware completely removes the threat and restores victim information. Leastwise promises to do so. More...
