Early detection of crypto-ransomware using pre-encryption detection algorithm

Crypto ransomware is a type of malware that locks its victim’s file for ransom using an encryption algorithm. Its popularity has risen at an alarming rate among the cyber security community due to several successful worldwide attacks. The encryption employed had caused irreversible damage to the vic...

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Main Authors: S.H. Kok, Azween Abdullah, NZ Jhanjhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Computer and Information Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319157820304122