DEDCryptor
- First seen
- 2016-07-19 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:34:52
Targeted industries: education-and-nonprofits healthcare-and-pharmaceutical government-and-public-sector
Context
DEDCryptor is a ransomware variant based on EDA2, designed to encrypt files on infected systems and demand a ransom for decryption keys. It mainly targets sectors such as education, healthcare, and government.
Reports & references
- bleepingcomputer.com — Dedcryptor Ded Help Support Topic (report)
- nyxbone.com — Dedcryptor (report)
- id-ransomware.blogspot.com — Dedcryptor Ransomware Aes 256Rsa 2 (report)