Which of the following is an example of ransomware?
A) A user is asked to pay a fee for a password to unlock access to their files.
B) A user receives an email demanding payment for a trial application that has stopped working.
C) A user has opened an Internet browser and is taken to a site that is not the normal home page.
D) A user is asked to open an attachment that verifies the price of an item that was not ordered.

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Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts a user's files and demands payment for the decryption key, as described in option A.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Ransomware