Which of the following types of malware is the system MOST likely infected with?

A technician is troubleshooting a PC that has been performing poorly. Looking at the Task Manager, the technician sees that CPU and memory resources seem fine, but disk throughput is at 100%.

Which of the following types of malware is the system MOST likely infected with?
A . Keylogger
B. Rootkit
C. Ransomware
D. Trojan

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Answer: C

Explanation:

Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the files on the victim’s computer and demands a ransom for their decryption. Ransomware can cause high disk throughput by encrypting large amounts of data in a short time.