Lyle is working online when a message appears warning that his personal files have been encrypted so he cannot access them.He has 72 hours to pay hundreds of dollars to receive a key to decrypt the files.What type of malware is infecting Lyle's computer?
A) Trojan
B) Address spoofer
C) Ransomware
D) Social engineering

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The message warning Lyle that his personal files have been encrypted and that he must pay to receive a decryption key is characteristic of ransomware.

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