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)

External references