Please note that these free tools are provided as-is and without warranty of any kind. The tools may only work with specific ransomware versions, and may not work with versions that were released after a tool was created. Technical support for the tools is available only to customers using a paid Emsisoft product.
The Maze, Sekhmet, and Egregor ransomwares encrypt victim's files using ChaCha8, and append a random extension.
An example ransom note is below:
Attention!
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| What happened?
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We hacked your network and now all your files, documents, photos, databases, and other important data are safely encrypted with reliable algorithms.
You cannot access the files right now. But do not worry. You can get it back! It is easy to recover in a few steps.
We have also downloaded a lot of private data from your network, so in case of not contacting us as soon as possible this data will be released.
If you do not contact us in a 3 days we will post information about your breach on our public news website and after 7 days the whole downloaded info.
To see what happens to those who don't contact us, google:
* Southwire Maze Ransomware
* MDLab Maze Ransomware
* City of Pensacola Maze Ransomware
After the payment the data will be removed from our disks and decryptor will be given to you, so you can restore all your files.
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| How to contact us and get my files back?
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The only method to restore your files and be safe from data leakage is to purchase a unique for you private key which is securely stored on our servers.
To contact us and purchase the key you have to visit our website in a hidden TOR network.
There are general 2 ways to reach us:
1) [Recommended] Using hidden TOR network.
a) Download a special TOR browser: https://www.torproject.org/
b) Install the TOR Browser.
c) Open the TOR Browser.
d) Open our website in the TOR browser: http://aoacugmutagkwctu.onion/[redacted]
e) Follow the instructions on this page.
2) If you have any problems connecting or using TOR network
a) Open our website: https://mazedecrypt.top/[redacted]
b) Follow the instructions on this page.
Warning: the second (2) method can be blocked in some countries. That is why the first (1) method is recommended to use.
On this page, you will see instructions on how to make a free decryption test and how to pay.
Also it has a live chat with our operators and support team.
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| What about guarantees?
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We understand your stress and worry.
So you have a FREE opportunity to test a service by instantly decrypting for free three files from every system in your network.
If you have any problems our friendly support team is always here to assist you in a live chat!
P.S. Dear system administrators, do not think you can handle it by yourself. Inform leadership as soon as possible.
By hiding the fact of the breach you will be eventually fired and sometimes even sued.
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THIS IS A SPECIAL BLOCK WITH A PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION! DO NOT TOUCH IT WE NEED IT TO IDENTIFY AND AUTHORIZE YOU
---BEGIN MAZE KEY---
[redacted]
---END MAZE KEY---