An employee reports work was being completed on a company-owned laptop using a public wireless hot-spot.
A pop-up screen appeared, and the user closed the pop-up. Seconds later, the desktop background was
changed to the image of a padlock with a message demanding immediate payment to recover the data. Which
of the following types of malware MOST likely caused this issue?
A.
Ransomware
B.
Rootkit
C.
Scareware
D.
Spyware