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VIRUS CRYPTAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • IT Security
CONT

Encryption viruses search for common data files and then compress them using a complex encryption key: the user then has to pay to get the [files] unlocked.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Sécurité des TI
Key term(s)
  • virus de chiffrage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Criptografía y desciframiento
  • Seguridad de IT
OBS

Son virus que cada vez que son activados, al utilizar el archivo que los aloja, se cifran con otra clave.

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