Astrid's computer screen suddenly says that all files are now locked until money is transferred to a specific account, at which time she will receive a means to unlock the files. What type of malware has infected her computer?

a) Bitcoin malware
b) Crypto malware
c) Blocking virus
d) Networked worm

It is true that money it is currently asked to be paid in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but this malware existed before cryptos, so let's explain a little bit more about blocking viruses also known as ransomware.

A blocking virus restricts a part of the whole access to an operating system and also display the instructions to unlock it again, which is normally sending money to a specific account exaxtly as Astrid's case.

Astrid's computer screen suddenly says that all files are now locked until money is transferred to a specific account, at which time she will receive a means to unlock the files. What type of malware has infected her computer? a) Bitcoin malware b) Crypto malware c) Blocking virus d) Networked worm

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