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What program, released in 2013, is an example of ransomware?

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Answer: The program is CryptoLocker.

CryptoLocker is a ransomware program that first appeared in September 2013. From that point until May 2014, the program utilized a trojan to targeted computers running Microsoft Windows and It was transferred using email attachments and botnets.

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