Shadi Ransomware

The Shadi Ransomware is an encryption ransomware Trojan that was first observed on February 16, 2019. The Shadi Ransomware is typically sent to the victims via corrupted spam email attachments, often using social engineering technique to induce computer users into opening the unsafe files. Once installed, the Shadi Ransomware uses a delayed launch tactic to avoid detection and carries out a typical encryption ransomware attack. This attack consists of taking the victim's files hostage and then demanding a ransom payment from the victim. Therefore, any computer user should take steps to protect your data from threats like the Shadi Ransomware since they represent a significant danger to your data.

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The Shadi Ransomware attack consists of using a strong encryption algorithm to make the victim's files unreadable mainly. The Shadi Ransomware attack marks the compromised files with the file extension '.shad,' added to each file's name. The Shadi Ransom's attack targets the user-generated files, which may include files with the following extensions:

.jpg, .jpeg, .raw, .tif, .gif, .png, .bmp, .3dm, .max, .accdb, .db, .dbf, .mdb, .pdb, .sql, .dwg, .dxf, .cpp, .cs, .h, .php, .asp, .rb, .java, .jar, .class, .py, .js, .aaf, .aep, .aepx, .plb, .prel, .prproj, .aet, .ppj, .psd, .indd, .indl, .indt, .indb, .inx, .idml, .pmd, .xqx, .xqx, .ai, .eps, .ps, .svg, .swf, .fla, .as3, .as, .txt, .doc, .dot, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .docb, .rtf, .wpd, .wps, .msg, .pdf, .xls, .xlt, .xlm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, .xlsb, .xla, .xlam, .xll, .xlw, .ppt, .pot, .pps, .pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppam, .ppsx, .ppsm, .sldx, .sldm, .wav, .mp3, .aif, .iff, .m3u, .m4u, .mid, .mpa, .wma, .ra, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .3gp, .mpeg, .3g2, .asf, .asx, .flv, .mpg, .wmv, .vob, .m3u8, .dat, .csv, .efx, .sdf, .vcf, .xml, .ses, .qbw, .qbb, .qbm, .qbi, .qbr , .cnt, .des, .v30, .qbo, .ini, .lgb, .qwc, .qbp, .aif, .qba, .tlg, .qbx, .qby , .1pa, .qpd, .txt, .set, .iif, .nd, .rtp, .tlg, .wav, .qsm, .qss, .qst, .fx0, .fx1, .mx0, .fpx, .fxr, .fim, .ptb, .ai, .pfb, .cgn, .vsd, .cdr, .cmx, .cpt, .csl, .cur, .des, .dsf, .ds4, , .drw, .eps, .ps, .prn, .gif, .pcd, .pct, .pcx, .plt, .rif, .svg, .swf, .tga, .tiff, .psp, .ttf, .wpd, .wpg, .wi, .raw, .wmf, .txt, .cal, .cpx, .shw, .clk, .cdx, .cdt, .fpx, .fmv, .img, .gem, .xcf, .pic, .mac, .met, .pp4, .pp5, .ppf, .nap, .pat, .ps, .prn, .sct, .vsd, .wk3, .wk4, .xpm, .zip, .rar.

Once the victim's files have been changed, the Shadi Ransomware delivers a text file named 'Readme.txt,' which contains the ransom note and displays the following content:

'What Happened to My Computer?

+++++++++++++++++++
Contact
If you need to contact me, Can you send a message to telegram
Telegram-ID => @Level_01'

Protecting Your Data from Threats Like the Shadi Ransomware

It is very risky to make contact with the criminals responsible for the Shadi Ransomware or pay the requested ransom. Instead, computer users should remove the Shadi Ransomware with an effectual security program. While the Shadi Ransomware enciphers the files with a method that cannot be cracked, these files can be replaced with backup copies. This is why having backup copies of your data stored on a safe location is the best protection against threats like the Shadi Ransomware.