What is Mogranos virus? What are .mogranos files? How to remove Mogranos ransomware from your computer? How to try and restore .mogranos files?
Mogranos virus is a variant of the well-known STOP ransomware malware family. The virus aims to encrypt your important files and make them no longer usable. In return, hackers want you to pay ransom in BitCoins in order to retrieve access to your files. Mogranos ransomware also drops a _readme.txt ransom note on the victims’ computers with detailed instructions showing how to buy BitCoin and where to download the Tor browser in order to pay the ransom. If your computer has been infected by the Mogranos virus, we strongly recommend that you read this article.
Threat Summary
| Name | Mogranos Virus |
| Type | Ransomware, Cryptovirus |
| Short Description | A variant of the STOP Ransomware family. Aims to hold your files hostage via encryption until you pay ransom to get them to work once again. |
| Symptoms | Your files are encrypted and have the .mogranos file extension added after their original one. |
| Distribution Method | Spam Emails, Email Attachments, Executable files |
| Detection Tool | See If Your System Has Been Affected by Mogranos Virus Download Malware Removal Tool | User Experience | Join Our Forum to Discuss Mogranos Virus. |
| Data Recovery Tool | Windows Data Recovery by Stellar Phoenix Notice! This product scans your drive sectors to recover lost files and it may not recover 100% of the encrypted files, but only few of them, depending on the situation and whether or not you have reformatted your drive. |
Mogranos Virus – Update August 2019
The good news for all victims of STOP Mogranos ransomware is that the security researcher Michael Gillespie found weaknesses in the code of this variant and released an updated version of his STOP ransomware decrypter.
So the moment you remove all malicious files and objects from your infected system you can enter our data recovery guide where you will find a download link for the free Mogranos decryption tool and learn how to proceed with the decryption process.
Have in mind that the tool is designed to support specific offline IDs, so it may not be effective for all occasions of Mogranos virus ransomware infections.
Mogranos Virus – How Did I Get It and What Does It Do?
The primary method via which you may have become compromised by the .mogranos file virus is likely via spammed e-mail attachments. These attachments may pretend that they are completely legitimate invoices, receipts or other types of files. Their main goal is to trick you into downloading and opening them and crooks tend to succeed by convincing you that the e-mail contains an important document from a bank, work-related or something sensitive.
Another method via which you may have become victim of the Mogranos Virus is likely by downloading the infection file of this virus from several different sites, that could as well be compromised. Not only this, but the Mogranos virus may also pretend to be a crackfix, patch or other program available for free download.
Once your computer system has been infected by the Mogranos virus, first thing you may notice is the _readme.txt ransom note, which has the following contents:
“ATTENTION!
Don’t worry my friend, you can return all your files!
All your files like photos, databases, documents and other important are encrypted with strongest encryption and unique key.
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Another key symptom of this nasty virus is the .mogranos suffix that is added to the encrypted files, after which they start to appear as if they are corrupted:
In reality, the files are encrypted with the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cipher. This cipher uses advanced technique that alters the data on the original files, making them unopenable. After encryption, the virus generates a unique decryption key that is known only by the cyber-criminals. Even though this seems to be your only option, it is not. Do not pay, because paying the ransom means putting your trust in the same people who have gotten you in this problem in the first place. Instead, we recommend that you do a fresh backup of your files and then wait for a STOP decryption to become available in couple of weeks time, while in the meantime you should remove the virus from your computer.
How to Remove Mogranos Virus and Try to Restore Files
In order for you to remove the Mogranos virus, you can follow the instructions underneath. They have been created to guide you in manually locating and deleting the malware. If you want fast and effective removal that is thorough, we strongly recommend that you run a scan of your computer with a professional malware removal software. Such advanced program is designed to thoroughly detect and get rid of all virus files of Mogranos ransomware and make sure to stop such malware in the future too.
Ventsislav Krastev
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove Mogranos Virus from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of Mogranos Virus from Mac OS X.
How to Remove Mogranos Virus from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Mogranos Virus
Step 2: Uninstall Mogranos Virus and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.Step 3: Clean any registries, created by Mogranos Virus on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by Mogranos Virus there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
Step 4: Scan for Mogranos Virus with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Step 5 (Optional): Try to Restore Files Encrypted by Mogranos Virus.
Ransomware infections and Mogranos Virus aim to encrypt your files using an encryption algorithm which may be very difficult to decrypt. This is why we have suggested a data recovery method that may help you go around direct decryption and try to restore your files. Bear in mind that this method may not be 100% effective but may also help you a little or a lot in different situations.
If the above link does not work for you and your region, try the other two links below, that lead to the same product:
Get rid of Mogranos Virus from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall Mogranos Virus and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove Mogranos Virus via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove Mogranos Virus files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as Mogranos Virus, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. Combo Cleaner offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
Step 3 (Optional): Try to Restore Files Encrypted by Mogranos Virus on your Mac.
Ransomware for Mac Mogranos Virus aims to encode all your files using an encryption algorithm which may be very difficult to decode, unless you pay money. This is why we have suggested a data recovery method that may help you go around direct decryption and try to restore your files, but only in some cases. Bear in mind that this method may not be 100% effective but may also help you a little or a lot in different situations.
