How Does Ransomware Get On Your Computer?
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Ransomware can get onto your computer in a variety of ways, such as:
1. Through malicious emails containing malicious attachments.
2. Through malicious links embedded in emails and websites
3. Through malicious software downloads from rogue sites
4. By exploiting security vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications
5. Through infected USB drives, CDs/DVDs, or other removable media
6. By unknowingly installing malicious extensions/add–ons to web browsers and other programs