MALWARE FAMILY💰 FINANCIALHIGH
Scarabey
Internal ID: win.scarabey
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
Ransomware with ransomnote in Russian and encryption extension .scarab.
Threat Analysis
Scarabey is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
Financially motivated threat actors like Scarabey prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
With high sophistication, Scarabey is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Motivation💰 financial
Sophisticationhigh
Aliases1
Also Known As
win.scarabey
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.