Overview

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Static

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NicosReign.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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NicosReign.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    599s
  • max time network
    555s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 01:06

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General

  • Target
    NicosReign.exe
  • Size 74.3MB
  • Sample260909-bf8kpsae32
  • SHA256 d348fdcd20513cc35bee50836b6a18019c26d0ea23eee052f963c16675900d0a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
adwarepersistenceransomwarespyware

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    persistence
  • Loads dropped DLL 19 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    adwarespyware
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

    persistence
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

    ransomware

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NicosReign.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NicosReign.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2396
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NicosReign.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NicosReign.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5008
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5068
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4108
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4576
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2712
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3352

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
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          _imaging.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\PIL\_imaging.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 2.5MB
          • SHA256 d823c0e3b54035d08703bb427c553c956c2607b79395f2952e17a5447c5f1105
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          _imagingft.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\PIL\_imagingft.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 2.1MB
          • SHA256 93c3ca5a3e7119897be9825a0a4228d485410fc8f1e42257edf7e89052c79bce
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          _imagingtk.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\PIL\_imagingtk.cp314-win_amd64.pyd
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 79208042672ff0b9e3669d5078ad35413470861e783feeaf1430458c41036593
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          VCRUNTIME140.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\VCRUNTIME140.dll
          • Size 174KB
          • SHA256 d1f4225df2cd877dbf130d5668a021dce3f94118455ff5ec952061c30afc9ce7
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          VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 a7146c08f89fe5b04541ab507cdb59ff7b44534d4ba3c668a426c6450a03434e
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          _bz2.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_bz2.pyd
          • Size 86KB
          • SHA256 b938073c85cf6b9fe80556d7899ed1901e5e60b7adea2832442376239fb36b36
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          _ctypes.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_ctypes.pyd
          • Size 139KB
          • SHA256 408cc4e7a22ffa418ca52f5e13fe9268a3c50a2bc9de02b0530b555ef591bc5a
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          _lzma.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_lzma.pyd
          • Size 157KB
          • SHA256 d2abf8db7fb0cf6285663b177991691a41b37e215c3d71fd087a98d8ec1bee63
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          _socket.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_socket.pyd
          • Size 85KB
          • SHA256 02265dd0d0287f3ffd287ea5d8e3c918a5a056e8ef2c4529857f5e84ec9e2519
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          _tkinter.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_tkinter.pyd
          • Size 69KB
          • SHA256 ee3eb2cdac591821cf71cda8035a6bc9b148d92996dd45b24e3ae3715613315d
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          _wmi.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_wmi.pyd
          • Size 39KB
          • SHA256 b6fd41f079da0c0054829855360e88b8b762f5c42bb474c2fa02eae367839ad2
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          _zstd.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\_zstd.pyd
          • Size 491KB
          • SHA256 33c6eca99470c3eb9d776b617c550ad41b002a668336f062a9ab7be677a7409a
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          0025ab34042035c3c18351044952ea6d4f0219da.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\0025ab34042035c3c18351044952ea6d4f0219da.jpg
          • Size 546KB
          • SHA256 0da9c8156e0d0f7cca106193fcae3bebffb65a4a5f8fc262d823d5d7a50b1ec8
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          048d11168a349d086be7451ae4d468b9ecac47b4.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\048d11168a349d086be7451ae4d468b9ecac47b4.png
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 0622ba0efb01c6577a4049e0c93a09a564ebf9ffc4e56d2a524dd1913e7f207b
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          25f138b2bfe3f601a5d4f9f4e90a981505d981b4.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\25f138b2bfe3f601a5d4f9f4e90a981505d981b4.png
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 54270065df2be1c07a76c25a06ec50edde67862276dea5d30a400748b709acfd
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          82c3cbd41068de4edff6e5b210488db0a690916b.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\82c3cbd41068de4edff6e5b210488db0a690916b.jpg
          • Size 766KB
          • SHA256 fb44276a12510136eaa51486de9dc852eceffae2ac4fd4d281bdcefd3502eb0d
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          9d6e0884d76a89894c2aa44f7e9eef8c3799151f.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\9d6e0884d76a89894c2aa44f7e9eef8c3799151f.png
          • Size 916KB
          • SHA256 adb4a176949a3abf3d0884b1e28cd869322603af21fdfb24895c8399f6259c98
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          IMG_3744.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3744.png
          • Size 7.3MB
          • SHA256 8183609a930e6cdec92a9c04134380371d79ce9508fe8840438caeaafad5a431
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          IMG_3756.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3756.png
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 f07000dfe69ed81dd4dce08952348cfdd9d8b41ae512766e3bc92c15b5fc648e
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          IMG_3757.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3757.jpg
          • Size 97KB
          • SHA256 0a0b34b2a9091f1a13eb111030950c3ffa739a6d31283bd965ea6e68caa99d56
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          IMG_3758.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3758.png
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 3631fba2da07ea009430b7fb655cb81c240e1eb6f2e7ffec05d03e6deaf44768
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          IMG_3759.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3759.png
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 6f5200f6274243613cbab46f4d4002a8d9fc26d7bcdafe4768af8f2554d5c519
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          IMG_3760.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3760.png
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 26141b9e4bac93e90aa1a9cad6f71c2b2727416a3524c6317820446b1bfff8e9
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          IMG_3761.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\IMG_3761.png
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 31fd496fd5c4226e3230ff5ab33ca86849aacc7377c5db94ba28fe015d6d078e
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          ae8fe57281dd81f36b68cfe8344a5de4af577262.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\ae8fe57281dd81f36b68cfe8344a5de4af577262.jpg
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 f8c2a30090f866bc0dbb350a36752f5517ee63e9019cacb0063200682a6af42d
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          dbaa58fea0b1f91b83cc857208df3f050331a0f9.png
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\dbaa58fea0b1f91b83cc857208df3f050331a0f9.png
          • Size 5.7MB
          • SHA256 586d4b1f61f1bd8909e88b6c94e90d06822dc4ba9109b951bf08d148fdaa839a
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          ee6799f1c838af195fb1dbb5c4f03195e02a89b4.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\ee6799f1c838af195fb1dbb5c4f03195e02a89b4.jpg
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 62817e122297f836a73e70c41983985e90fdda5ce262a1f172f376dd150aad2b
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          fe79c66b30d260626bca1bd60efcadf0df0338e1.jpg
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\assets\wallpapers\fe79c66b30d260626bca1bd60efcadf0df0338e1.jpg
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 b6c1b3d5b573edc072b814753ec6e8720280875462eb0820842f0834b2cc696c
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          base_library.zip
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\base_library.zip
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 3ae4ee3c4cb736e5f7c43a9ea2a3e5cef6125b4192b508f85f7e802a7863457e
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          CustomTkinter_icon_Windows.ico
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\customtkinter\assets\icons\CustomTkinter_icon_Windows.ico
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 1234c017c871eb2e20d36f668f93e066cdcb93db464d5cef9d7a5bf83506d28c
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          blue.json
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\customtkinter\assets\themes\blue.json
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 a9c10c997a2281b57b60ff9325c9c0b2dbebe498722f3fbc7c585ec9fe1aa352
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          dark-blue.json
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\customtkinter\assets\themes\dark-blue.json
          • Size 4KB
          • SHA256 a4e3b7155bf29c5fd62a13a4d13b4ae5aa74d3f09fd9295656cedfab63804ffb
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          libffi-8.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\libffi-8.dll
          • Size 38KB
          • SHA256 eff52743773eb550fcc6ce3efc37c85724502233b6b002a35496d828bd7b280a
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          libtommath.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\libtommath.dll
          • Size 79KB
          • SHA256 2d760fefb452665b6af8c8d9d29f3a8378f10fc0847cdd9938ea0cb5edf1d573
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          python314.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\python314.dll
          • Size 6.5MB
          • SHA256 0f9857ffdfe010fe6b99328d58c2e3c7472ce75f336bf9c2ad9bd5bca3bce700
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          tcl90.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\tcl90.dll
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 a1fb45f963b05cb083a97df1449c2023b484eb921d40a463da7501b0f60e0f70
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          tcl9tk90.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\tcl9tk90.dll
          • Size 2.0MB
          • SHA256 31f625c52e65d29d126e710ed8bab2ec964cb770e4fc59bc329dfff02cb6ddcf
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          winsound.pyd
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\winsound.pyd
          • Size 32KB
          • SHA256 6a27340660de89d5da59445a77ac6b08d471e373304ce7294c198238f09f2dc2
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          zlib1.dll
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI0000095c2\zlib1.dll
          • Size 100KB
          • SHA256 f07195206534ebb1fe75093d4ec6c54a7a9227281b0c09d2113465b71da9e900
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          memory/2712-197-0x000001D503C90000-0x000001D503CB0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-215-0x000001D514710000-0x000001D514730000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-179-0x000001D513E90000-0x000001D513F90000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-177-0x000001D503A30000-0x000001D503A50000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-159-0x000001D5001E0000-0x000001D5002E0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-158-0x000001D5001E0000-0x000001D5002E0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2712-157-0x000001D5001E0000-0x000001D5002E0000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3352-349-0x00000290678B0000-0x0000029067F41000-memory.dmp
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