Type
File Name
Location
Scarab-Omerta was first discovered in March 2018 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Scarab-Omerta
First Seen
March 2018
Scarab-Omerta is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Scarab-Omerta is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Scarab-Omerta resets the last modified date of the file it targets.
Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Scarab-Omerta ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.omerta
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Scarab-Omerta.
Type File Name Location file READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO GET ALL YOUR FILES BACK.TXT EveryFolder file HOW TO DECRYPT.TXT EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Scarab-Omerta.
Executables
~wtmp001.exe, wxmon.exe, d7d558bc5ce50b9e_~wtmp001.exe, _~_w_t_m_p_0_0_1_.exe, d7d558bc5ce50b9e_wxmon.exe, sevnz.exe
Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Scarab-Omerta.
External Pages
