The Most Dangerous Cyber Security Threat Ransomware Prevention

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Swapna Siddamsetti, Naresh Sabavat

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Ransomware is a type of malware that can be covertly installed on a computer without knowledge or intention of the user that restricts access to the infected computer system in some way,[1] and demands that the user pay a ransom to the malware operators to remove the restriction. The cryptovirology form of the attack has ransomware systematically encrypt files on the system's hard drive, which becomes difficult or impossible to decrypt without paying the ransom for the decryption key. Other attacks may simply lock the system and display messages intended to coax the user into paying. Ransomware typically propagates as a Trojan, whose payload is disguised as a seemingly legitimate file. This research will protect the system from this dangerous attack by making the operating system very strong.

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, S. S. N. S. (2017). The Most Dangerous Cyber Security Threat Ransomware Prevention. International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science &Amp; Communication Engineering, 3(12), 36–45. Retrieved from http://www.ijfrcsce.org/index.php/ijfrcsce/article/view/362
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