This is such a merit-begging post, it really hurts my eyes.
If there were negative-merits, you'd truly deserve them.
How ransomware can affect your device?
Trojans, spam campaigns, fake software updater, software crack can spread the virus and the ransomware as well.
1. Trojans - is a malicious program that can infect the chain, it downloads and installs other malware.
2. Spam campaigns - it is used to send out emails containing some deceptive words and infectious attachments. Those mails are commonly highlighted as:
- priority
- official
- important
These attachments can be in various formats:
- archive and executable files.
- Microsoft office documents(PDF, Docx, etc.)
- Javascripts
Opening one of these can trigger the sustem infection.
3. Fake software updater - it install a malware instead of installing new updates.
4. Cracks - infects the system by downloading and installing a malware,
How ransomware can
affect our devices?
It affects it in only one way: All data is encrypted and a ransom has to be paid to decrypt them.
I don't know what you are mentioning here in your list. It simply doesn't make any sense.
1) A trojan is simply a specific form of a malware.
2) Spam campaigns have literally nothing to do with ransomware. Infected devices can be used to perform such campaigns.
3) Fake software updater and 4) software cracks can be a way to get infected with malware itself (not just ransomware).
Your list is pretty much just random points from multiple articles you have found via google.
How to protect yourself from a ransomware
~snip~
This does not only apply to ransomware, but any other malware too.
And it is already mentioned in those 481 other threads about how to protect against malware. And every single of them is better structured and contains more useful information than yours.
Pure merit begging.