Question

Programmer developed by Microsoft engineers against WannaCry

• A. Code Red
• B. Kill switch
• C. Slammer
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Kill switch

• Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or permanently block access to it unless a ransom is paid.

• WannaCry ransomware crypto worm The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyber attack on May 12, 2017 that targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, encrypted data and demanded a ransom in Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Kill switch

• Programmer, Kill Switch developed by Microsoft engineers against WannaCry