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What is Wayn ransomware?

Wayn is a malicious program designed to encrypt all files on the victim’s computer. This is done for the purposes of extortion: Wayn ransomware demands money to reverse the process of encryption. Indeed, all ransomware viruses operate in this manner. Although these viruses are remarkably similar to each other, the hackers actively attempt to distinguish them in some way. They wouldn’t want their victims to accidentally pay some other criminal, after all. In our case, the virus renames each encrypted file; they receive .wayn file extension. It is worth noting that paying the hackers is a bad idea. Governments all around the world encourage ransomware victims not to pay – rewarding the criminals may increase the frequency of such attacks. But there’s also a different reason to avoid the hackers: cost. In the ransom note left by the Wayn virus, they demand $980 or $490 for decryption, an unreasonably high amount. They are attempting to squeeze money out of desperate victims who think they have no other choice but to pay. But this is not exactly true. There are certain tools which may be able to remove Wayn ransomware and decrypt .wayn files. Learn about them in the guide below.