Type
File Name
Location
ShadowCryptor was first discovered in November 2016 in enterprise cloud environments. ShadowCryptor is found in environments with a number of different names, including Shadow Cryptor, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
ShadowCryptor
First Seen
November 2016
ShadowCryptor is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that ShadowCryptor is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. ShadowCryptor updates 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 ShadowCryptor ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
/.[A-F0-9]{6}$/, .!palang, .!shadow, .!Charlie
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from ShadowCryptor.
Type File Name Location file /^[A-F0-9]{6}-DECRYPT.txt$/ EveryFolder file !README!.txt EveryFolder file !README!.hta EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for ShadowCryptor.
Executables
update.dll-201611301446.dll.exe, E.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 ShadowCryptor.
External Pages
