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DOIONLINE NO - IJAECS-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-13315

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International Journal of Advances in Electronics and Computer Science-IJAECS
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Issue
Volume-5,Issue-8  ( Aug, 2018 )
Paper Title
Ransomware’s Origin, Explosions and its Evolution
Author Name
Zhipeng Liu, Huiming Yu
Affilition
Department of Computer Science North Carolina A&T University Greensboro, NC, USA
Pages
4-9
Abstract
Ransomware related topics become important for computer science community because it is spreading and growing very faster. As its impacts, ransomware can make that users cannot access their data, leave victims and their computer devastated and helpless. In this paper, we present a comprehensive survey of ransomware and its revolution. The survey highlights the origin and core concepts behind ransomware and discusses several noticeable ransomware families. We also classify ransomware into three generations and discuss possible directions of future ransomware progressions. Keywords- Ransomware, cryptoviral extortion, impacts
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