Ransomware is the name of the virus that hijacks the computers and the hacker who uses this virus only releases access to the computer after the victim makes a payment in bitcoin.
Strictly speaking it's not a virus but a trojan. And it only affects those who click and run everything that asks permissions on their computer. They may even run their computers as admin or root.
Strictly speaking it's not a virus but a trojan. And it only affects those who click and run everything that asks permissions on their computer. They may even run their computers as admin or root.