Ransomware is the name of the virus that hijacks the computers and the hacker who uses this virus only releases access to the computer after the victim makes a payment in bitcoin.
Ransomware is the name of the virus that hijacks the computers and the hacker who uses this virus only releases access to the computer after the victim makes a payment in bitcoin.
Strictly speaking it's not a virus but a trojan. And it only affects those who click and run everything that asks permissions on their computer. They may even run their computers as admin or root.