Ransomware Research

SchrodingerCat

SchrodingerCat was first discovered in March 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

SchrodingerCat

 

First Seen

March 2024

Targeting

Behavior of SchrodingerCat

SchrodingerCat is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that SchrodingerCat is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. SchrodingerCat updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of SchrodingerCat

Suffixes

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 SchrodingerCat ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.schrodingercat

Ransomware Notes

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 SchrodingerCat.

Type

File Name

Location

file

how_to_back_files.html

EveryFolder

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for SchrodingerCat.

Executables

0.15.10_old.exe

External Pages

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 SchrodingerCat.

External Pages

  • mailto:yourdatahelp@seznam.cz
  • TOX:CA04B61C320C50D12A2C1B95B5062474B5C00B995B588D0B3781DC052CBF9A354CD10F96C84D

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