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How many types of ransomware are there?

1. Scareware – Scareware is a type of ransomware – malware that is created with the intention to trick victims into buying and downloading useless and potentially vulnerable software.
2. Screen lockers – As the name interprets, lock-screen ransomware halts all the PC activities altogether once it gets inside.
3. Encrypting Ransomware – By using Encrypting Ransomware a hacker locks all the files and encrypts them on a computing device.