A user receives a security alert pop-up from the host-based IDS, and a few minutes later notices a document on the desktop has disappeared and in its place is an odd filename with no icon image. When clicking on this icon, the user receives a system notification that it cannot find the correct program to use to open this file. Which of the following types of malware has MOST likely targeted this workstation?

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The symptoms described, such as the disappearance of a document and the appearance of an odd filename, suggest that ransomware has encrypted the file, making it inaccessible without the correct decryption key.

A User Receives a Security Alert Pop-Up from the Host-Based