Prevention of Crypto-Ransomware Using a Pre-Encryption Detection Algorithm
Ransomware is a relatively new type of intrusion attack, and is made with the objective of extorting a ransom from its victim. There are several types of ransomware attacks, but the present paper focuses only upon the crypto-ransomware, because it makes data unrecoverable once the victim’s files hav...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-11-01
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Series: | Computers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/8/4/79 |