Since the introduction of Creeper, the definitive prototype of computer viruses written by programmer Bob Thomas in 1971, the science of malicious software has come a long way. And though many of the once-tried-and-true malware exploits have fallen out of favor with the advents of cyber-fraud countermeasures, the IT industry's concerns over threats of ransomware attacks have been only growing over the past decade.

Various high-profile malware exploits have plagued society over the last five years. In 2013, CryptoLocker's attack on Windows infected more than 5 billion files over 600,000 computers. 2017 saw two major cyber attacks, Peyta and WannaCry, which effected numerous hospitals throughout the U.K.

Now, there is a one-of-a-kind ransomware sweeping across the Internet that blackmails its victims to… play a video game.

Your files, images, musics, documents are Encrypted! Your files is encrypted by PUBG Ransomware! but don’t worry! It is not hard to unlock it. I don’t want money! Just play PUBG 1Hours!

That's right. The only way to get yourself out of this pickle is to meet their demand by downloading and playing an hour of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

As stated, the user will either have to play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds for one hour or enter "s2acxx56a2sae5fjh5k2gb5s2e” into the program and click “Restore.” Once the time is completed or the code is entered, the ransomware will decrypt the files. Now, that’s a polite piece of malicious software. Don’t play PUBG? No worries. The software isn’t even as cruel as its word. BleepingComputer, who first reported the story, explains that you actually only need to run the game for three seconds, not an hour, so you’ll only be cheating on Fortnite for a bit--barely counts.

And with this development, "my computer got infected with malware and it forced me to play games" may soon replace “my dog ate it” on the list of excuses for missing homework.