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You receive an email: "Your FedEx package could not be delivered. View invoice." The attachment is named Invoice_48392.exe. Upon execution, it drops virus.exe into your %TEMP% folder and runs it. This is still the #1 method for ransomware distribution. If you see ransom notes or your files

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