Ransomeware

Mali­cious programs, such as black­mail Trojans, black­mail soft­ware, crypto or encryp­tion Trojans, with the help of which an intru­der can prevent the compu­ter owner from acces­sing data, its use or the entire compu­ter system. This invol­ves encryp­ting data on the foreign compu­ter or preven­ting access to it in order to demand a “ransom” for decryp­tion or release.