Multiple choice

This malware encrypts all your files and requests payment to release the files

  1. Virus

  2. Worm

  3. Trojan horse

  4. Ransomware
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Ransomware is a specific type of malware that encrypts a victim's files, making them inaccessible, and then demands a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. Trojans, worms, and viruses can deliver ransomware, but they do not inherently define the encryption-for-payment behavior. Thus, ransomware is the correct term.

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