Ransomware Research

Meteoritan Ransomware

Meteoritan is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on March 1, 2017, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.

Quick Facts

Ransomware Family
Meteoritan
First Seen
March 1, 2017

How Meteoritan Ransomware Works

Targeted Files

Fake

Ransom Note and Payment Demands

After encrypting files, Meteoritan displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:

filewhere_are_your_files.txt

Ransom message:

notes/where_are_your_files.txt

Note locations:

RansomPayloadStartFolder
filereadme_your_files_have_been_encrypted.txt

Ransom message:

notes/readme_your_files_have_been_encrypted.txt

Note locations:

RansomPayloadStartFolder
message

Ransom message:

notes/note.txt

Note locations:

OnceOnCompletion

Technical Indicators

Associated Executable Files

The following executable files are associated with Meteoritan ransomware:

  • testav test virus (638).exe
  • ramsomware.exe

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About This Analysis

This Meteoritan ransomware analysis is part of Elastio's comprehensive ransomware detection database. Elastio provides advanced ransomware protection and recovery solutions, helping organizations defend against and recover from ransomware attacks like Meteoritan.

Last updated: July 30, 2025

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