Summary:

• **What is Ransomware?** Ransomware is a type of harmful computer virus that locks up your files and demands money to unlock them. It's like someone putting a lock on your toy box and asking you to pay to get your toys back.

• **How Windows MiniFilter Helps Protect You:** Windows MiniFilter is a special tool built into computers that watches what programs are doing to your files. It can spot when a ransomware virus is trying to lock up your files and stop it before it causes damage, kind of like a security guard protecting your computer.