makop

General

Target
2026-02-16_838ebb8bdf716b1628cd3a33566324cc_elex_makop_swisyn
Size 184KB
Sample260216-gll7jsft5e
SHA256 16e536ba21863b2e945936a9cf328a0961ae92b8677a06ade6dc2acfaf4e3433
MD5 838ebb8bdf716b1628cd3a33566324cc
SHA1 043695babe4075738994b64b2b249625a9086034
SHA512 a3629cec3434d8e2f58382ba9b1e59be42a7731ee1225dc6db68981e6f976dae0a629e3582aa119214dfb483f6a6ac85f8424a2bada4a3dc6416947ff78fda41
SSDEEP 3072:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalCQr318RZEvsbyOEm8Ws:UsLqdufVUNDaF318RHyOZ8/
TLSH
T1CC046C23AE40903FD8304DF22C64DB5DB9295E3A07E56E837751BB0426B1687BAF521F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Program Files\Common Files\DESIGNER\+README-WARNING+.txt

makop

Ransom Note

::: Greetings ::: Little FAQ: .1. Q: Whats Happen? A: Your files have been encrypted. The file structure was not damaged, we did everything possible so that this could not happen. .2. Q: How to recover files? A: If you wish to decrypt your files you will need to pay us. .3. Q: What about guarantees? A: Its just a business. We absolutely do not care about you and your deals, except getting benefits. If we do not do our work and liabilities - nobody will cooperate with us. Its not in our interests. To check the ability of returning files, you can send to us any 2 files with SIMPLE extensions(jpg,xls,doc, etc... not databases!) and low sizes(max 1 mb), we will decrypt them and send back to you. That is our guarantee. .4. Q: How to contact with you? A: You can write us to our mailboxes: [email protected] or [email protected] .5. Q: How will the decryption process proceed after payment? A: After payment we will send to you our scanner-decoder program and detailed instructions for use. With this program you will be able to decrypt all your encrypted files. .6. Q: If I don�t want to pay bad people like you? A: If you will not cooperate with our service - for us, its does not matter. But you will lose your time and data, cause only we have the private key. In practice - time is much more valuable than money. :::BEWARE::: DON'T try to change encrypted files by yourself! If you will try to use any third party software for restoring your data or antivirus solutions - please make a backup for all encrypted files! Any changes in encrypted files may entail damage of the private key and, as result, the loss all data.

Emails

Targets

- Target
  2026-02-16_838ebb8bdf716b1628cd3a33566324cc_elex_makop_swisyn
- Size 184KB
- SHA256 16e536ba21863b2e945936a9cf328a0961ae92b8677a06ade6dc2acfaf4e3433
- MD5 838ebb8bdf716b1628cd3a33566324cc
- SHA1 043695babe4075738994b64b2b249625a9086034
- SHA512 a3629cec3434d8e2f58382ba9b1e59be42a7731ee1225dc6db68981e6f976dae0a629e3582aa119214dfb483f6a6ac85f8424a2bada4a3dc6416947ff78fda41
- SSDEEP 3072:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalCQr318RZEvsbyOEm8Ws:UsLqdufVUNDaF318RHyOZ8/
- TLSH
  T1CC046C23AE40903FD8304DF22C64DB5DB9295E3A07E56E837751BB0426B1687BAF521F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution makop impact persistence ransomware
- MAKOP ransomware payload
- Makop
  Ransomware family discovered by @VK_Intel in early 2020.
  ransomware makop
- Makop family
  makop
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
  defense_evasion
- Deletes shadow copies
  Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
  ransomware defense_evasion impact execution
- Renames multiple (3340) files with added filename extension
  This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
  ransomware
- Deletes backup catalog
  Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.
  ransomware
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
  Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
  ransomware
behavioral1 behavioral2